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Melinda Gates Philanthropist, businesswoman
Realizing

"My undergraduate work was in computer science and economics. It just happened to be at that time when 34 percent of computer-science majors were women. We didn't realize it was at the peak at the time."

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Eleanor Roosevelt Political Activist, Diplomat
Realizing

"To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for."

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Erma Bombeck Humorist, Writer
Realizing

"I've never vied for power in the family before. Pointing a box at the garage door and saying "Open!" was never a big deal, but holding that television tuner and realizing I alone control what is flashed on the screen brings out the Iacocca in me."

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Claude Monet Painter
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"Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength."

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Charles Bukowski Poet, Novelist
Realizing

"there are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late"

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