A Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell
I have no idea what I would be, I really don't have the vaguest idea what I would be, if my father had remained a Boston cop. I don't have any idea what I would have thought the horizon was.
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There's no way I would have thought I would have had the career that I did and the longevity. Absolutely no idea.
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