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You just keep pushing yourself harder and harder to achieve more and more - I don't think it's ever quite as glamorous as it appears on the outside.

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Sean Parker
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 3
Computer Scientist
Entrepreneur
Herndon
Virginia
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