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Fear is like a giant fog. It sits on your brain and blocks everything - real feelings, true happiness, real joy. They can't get through that fog. But you lift it, and buddy, you're in for the ride of your life.
Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny.
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