The spoiled superstar brat wouldn't get far in Oklahoma City. We're very value-conscious. Our city was settled in … - Mick Cornett

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Nobody. . . took me seriously. They wondered why in the world I wanted to be a chemist when no women were doing that. The world was not waiting for me.

Mick Cornett

The spoiled superstar brat wouldn't get far in Oklahoma City. We're very value-conscious. Our city was settled in a land run. Those 10,000 people were desperate for a better life.

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