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Ellen DeGeneres
Tulane University, May 11, 2009
It was so important for me to lose everything because I found what the most important thing is. The most important thing is to be true to yourself.
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Tulane University, May 11, 2009
It was so important for me to lose everything because I found what the most important thing is. The most important thing is to be true to yourself.