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There is a hidden blessing in the most traumatic things we go through in our lives. My brain always goes to, 'Where is the hidden blessing? What is my gift?'
Sara Blakely
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Sara Blakely
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 27
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Stand-Up Comedian
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