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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.

Sheryl Sandberg

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Sheryl Sandberg
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 28
Businessperson
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Computer Scientist
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Washington
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Sheryl Kara Sandberg
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