For all of the attention that Masako receives, she can never be more than the emperor's consort.

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That girl should have been allowed to pass with respect and dignity, instead due to all the new medical breakthroughs that can prolong life she will be put on display for as long as it is financially advantageous to do so.

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She is a great role model for all that young women can be, and a reminder of what you can do when you work hard at anything.

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So with all the respect and admiration that I can give to her, I will be wherever she needs me to be, whenever she needs me to be there.

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Science, technology, and innovation, she said, can be great equalizers that increase opportunity and prosperity for all.

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And the lesson she would want us to leave with today -- a lesson she lived out each and every day -- is that we can all be first in service.

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It's important to remember that a child can still be gifted if he or she possesses just some--not all--of the listed characteristics in the scales.

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"She has realized it is never too late to take advantage of the opportunity to become all that you can be, to live up to your own god-given potential, " Mrs.

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That's not to say you should teach her to pursue victory at all costs, but she should know that only one team can win, and it's OK to want it to be hers.

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"It's really a place where artists can be heard and I think that's attractive to artists from all walks of music, " she said.

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