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I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.

Carly Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 6
Businessperson
Executive Officer
Politician
Austin
Texas
Cara Carleton Sneed
Windmills
Tilt
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