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Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time.
Barbara Walters
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Barbara Walters
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 25
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Barbara Jill Walters
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