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There are so many people who've come before me who deserved to be tired. Who didn't have the opportunities, who didn't have the access, who didn't have the money, who didn't have the influence, who didn't have the voice.

Oprah Winfrey

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