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Nobody will leave any place unless they're forced out. That's the nature of humans. Once you're there, you're there. I've never seen anybody get up voluntarily and leave any place.
Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.
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