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" I've discovered special makeup by a company called M.A.C. You could wear it on the surface of the sun and it wouldn't move. "
Robert Smith
Makeup
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" Refusing to grow up is like refusing to accept your limitations. That's why I don't think we'll ever grow up. "
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