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It is just as painful to me when I do poorly. If the fault is all mine, that's what's painful. If it's a situation where no one could have succeeded, I don't feel as bad.
Janeane Garofalo
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Janeane Garofalo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 28
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Janeane Marie Garofalo
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