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When you can agree on one thing, you should have no expectation that suddenly a person is converted to your way of thinking. You have to be willing to be frustrated constantly.

Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 25
Actor
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City of Toronto
Samantha Anne Bee
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