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I have to make sure that I make good choices and that if I put my name on it, it's a high-quality endeavor and that I have time to be a human being.
Nate Silver
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Nate Silver
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: January 13
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I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve.
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