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I have set a standard, and I'm going to stick to the standard. I may have been able to grow faster and maybe my business could have been bigger, but because I really feel very serious about my subject, I really want to be hands-on.

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Martha Stewart
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 3
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