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I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions.

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Joyce Brothers
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 20
Died: 2013
Died: May 13
Actor
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Psychologist
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
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I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.
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