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Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

Laura Linney

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Laura Linney
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 5
Actor
Actress
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Laura Leggett Linney
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Empathy
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Humility
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Doing the right thing has power.
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I'm always curious, but I'm learning things I never thought I'd learn. I get to travel to places I never thought I'd go.
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I certainly didn't have a nanny.
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I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place.
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Ask why until there is no more why.
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My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father.
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The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.
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