"I went to college and I never allowed myself to think for an instant that I would have this chance to do this."

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

Chance, College

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"I went to college and I never allowed myself to think for an instant that I would have this chance to do this."

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"I was a liberal arts junkie and I figured, well, I'll go work for somebody somewhere. All I knew was that I was going to have to come home and figure it out."

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