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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Toward
Strength
Think
Thinking
People
Sensitivity

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