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I think on some level, role models are overrated If you require a role model who looks just like you to be something you wanna be and you can't find one, is that a reason to not be what you wanna be? No!
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: October 5
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I don't need my name anywhere.
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