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" I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers. "

Michael Douglas

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" I was undeclared. I was in my third year of school. They said you have to decide upon a major, and my father was an actor. My mother was an actress. So, I thought theater might be the way to go. "

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" Like a lovely orchid, or anything else that's nurtured, marriage prospers and grows, but if it's ignored, it withers. "

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