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I write a little bit about what it's like to be a female boss in my book [ Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] and the things I've noticed about that, but by and large, it's just a tough job in general.

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Mindy Kaling
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: June 24
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Cambridge
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Vera Mindy Chokalingam
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Skinny foodie, get away from me.
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Every day, I wake up and I'm like, Oh, I'm the star of my own show that has my name in it and I get to write it and hire actors that I've loved for such a long time! It's amazing!
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I have never regretted erring on the side of withholding information.
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My mom always used to say, You can't say I love you before you can say I. And I think that sort of makes sense.
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