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A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.
Jessica Savitch
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Jessica Savitch
Age: 36 †
Born: 1947
Born: February 1
Died: 1983
Died: October 23
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San Diego
California
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
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Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.
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My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.
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