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We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly
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"We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly"

- Margaret Atwood

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Canada Flag This quote is written / told by Margaret Atwood somewhere between November 18, 1939 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from Canada. The author also have 27 other quotes.

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