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Failure is not the opposite to success, it's a stepping stone to success. If our primary goal is to be approved of, then we are not going to take risks, we are not going to speak out, we are going to try to blend in.

Arianna Huffington

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Arianna Huffington
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 15
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