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Weakness is something we don't like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it.

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Olivia Wilde
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: March 10
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New York City
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Olivia Jane Cockburn
Olivia Jane Wilde
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