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For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.

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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
Model
Photographer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Cloquet
Minnesota
Jessica Phyllis Lange
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To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.
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I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth.
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