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Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.

Oprah Winfrey

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Oprah Winfrey
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 29
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