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The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.

Viola Davis

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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
Actress
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Television Producer
St. Matthews
South Carolina
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