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By some fluke, my folks forgot to ask me the question most crucial to ensuring a lifetime of self-doubt: 'What if you fail?

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Lizz Winstead
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 5
Comedian
Radio Personality
Screenwriter
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Doubt
Forgot
Asks
Crucial
Self
Folks
Fail
Lifetime
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Fluke
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