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Non-expectation and acceptance. Because expectation leads to resentment and depression, so I have no expectations.
Anthony Hopkins
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Anthony Hopkins
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: December 31
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Port Talbot
Wales
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Philip Anthony Hopkins
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