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There's a hunger and a fervor that I have, but there's no person I'm going to push to the side to get where I'm going. I want to create my own road.

Drew Barrymore

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Drew Barrymore
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: February 22
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From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.
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