The 2010 TIME 100

In our annual TIME 100 issue we name the people who most affect our world

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Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

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Who is the person who had the most effect or influence on you growing up?
My mother. She offered unconditional love and unconventional wisdom.

Was there any specific event, in your life or in the world, that helped define you?
When I was 5 years old, I sent my friends home from my birthday party because they were keeping me from my reading. Something was clearly afoot.

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