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I stopped hating and started just being. My whole life, I had been the most defensive person you'd meet, unable to tolerate any criticism. But now I started listening and being.

Anthony Kiedis

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Anthony Kiedis
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 1
Actor
Autobiographer
Composer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Started
Defensive
Hate
Hating
Persons
Unable
Person
Tolerate
Whole
Stopped
Life
Criticism
Meet
Listening

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