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The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it.
Emma Thompson
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Emma Thompson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 15
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I think it's [the AIDS fight] the most important and most pressing one - I think it's a global emergency and I think in a way we all have to address it and engage with it because I think it's the biggest threat to the human race that we have ever faced.
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My worst quality is impatience.
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