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One feels so despairing on some levels about what's going on in our culture, in regards to things like gender inequality. But there is progress. There is enhanced empathy and respect for others, we are fighting the tide, even though it seems like a tug of war sometimes.

Uma Thurman

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Uma Thurman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 29
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