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I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more.

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Shirley Manson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 26
Actor
Feminist
Film Actor
Guitarist
Model
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Edinburgh
Scotland
Shirley Ann Manson
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