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I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.
Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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Beverly Hills
California
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Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.
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I don't experience basic human emotions. It's not my thing.
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The biggest waste of brainpower is to want to change something that's not changeable.
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