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That we are selfish gives us the opportunity to gain the power so that, in time, we might be selfless. To give back what we have learned. To teach what we know, and shorten the journey for those who will come after us.
Margaret Cho
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Margaret Cho
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 5
Comedian
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San Francisco County
California
Margaret Moran Cho
Moran Cho
Cho Moran
Jo Moran
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