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Personally, I've decided to stop evolving.

Maureen Dowd

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Maureen Dowd
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 14
Columnist
Journalist
Washington
District of Columbia
Maureen Brigid Dowd
Evolving
Evolve
Personally
Decided
Stop

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