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She was never satisfied with anything less than perfection, but she was no grind. She was too interested in people.

She was never satisfied with anything less than perfection, but she was no grind. She was too interested in people.

Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern

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Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Doris Kearns Goodwin: documented activity in 1977. Wikidata Q442008, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442008 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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