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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.

Barbara Corcoran

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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
Businessperson
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Edgewater
New Jersey
Barbara Ann Corcoran
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