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Being in this business for as long as I've been in it, it's sort of like living in a town or a city before the war and then after the war and then during the reconstruction and then during the time that it sprawls out to the malls.

Carly Simon

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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I took it to heart that in order to be a good person you never said anything mean about anybody.
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The advancements that women have made are very threatening to men in the job place. There haven't been that many women in politics. If you look at the conventions, it's kind of pathetic how many men are the heads of companies. On the other hand, I'm not sure what the reality should be.
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