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My advice to anyone is to figure out what you're good at - what it is that you love doing the most in life - and figure out a way to make a living from it.
Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
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