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We're all human beings, but some of us are more sophisticated at covering our flaws. We're just smart enough to lie to ourselves that everything is OK.

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Mehmet Oz
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 11
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Cleveland
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Mehmet Cengiz Öz
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I used to bicycle to work across the George Washington Bridge, but my wife told me it wasn't professional.
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I think I'm a better doctor than I am a husband. I give myself a good grade as a doctor, then the next best grade as a father, and the worst grade as a husband.
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At the end of the day, sleep is a barometer of your emotional health. And so if you're not in the right place where you need to be, then you're going to have voices keeping you up at night because you have to work through those issues.
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Rather than munching on a bag of potato chips, stick to fresh fruit and veggies.
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