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It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait ten years for something great to come along.

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Geena Davis
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 21
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Wareham
Massachusetts
Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth Davis
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