Lessons Learned: Great Advice from Women in the Spotlight

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"It's important to listen. Most people just want to know that they are heard."

—Anne Meara, 81, star of yahoo.com's Stiller & Meara Web series

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From the May 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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