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Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in

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Melinda Gates
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 15
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Organizational Founder
Patron Of The Arts
Philanthropist
Dallas
Texas
Melinda Ann French
Melinda French Gates
Melinda Ann Gates
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I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
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