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To be or not to be is [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend. I understand it on a superficial level, but the depth of it just boggles my mind. I think it's probably the greatest of all speeches ever written.

Al Pacino

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Al Pacino
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 25
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