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People tend to hold on to their first impressions - that's why those first descriptions can be so important. You don't even necessarily look at people that carefully after a while you just hold on to that early impression.

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Miranda July
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 15
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Director
Musician
Screenwriter
Writer
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Miranda J. Grossinger
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