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There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But I never need to be skinny. I don’t want to be skinny. I’m constantly in a state of self-improvement but I don’t beat myself up over it.

Mindy Kaling

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Mindy Kaling
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: June 24
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Cambridge
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