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The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

Julia Child

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
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Television Presenter
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Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
Cooking
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