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The day you realize you're a grownup is the day you realize that you have to do something. When we're kids, we don't have to do anything. Then all of a sudden you realize, if I want this to be better, I've got to do something.
Barbara Boxer
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Barbara Boxer
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 11
Congressional Staff
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United States Senator
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