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" Fame is not a natural condition for human beings. "
Rob Lowe
Human Beings
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" The first private space of my own wasn't a dorm room; it was a hotel room in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "
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" A few years ago, I got to a point where I realised that the only way you can tell someone's age is how they live their life. The candles on the cake mean absolutely nothing. "
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