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The cruelest lies are often told without a word The kindest truths are often spoken, never heard
Ben Folds
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Ben Folds
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: September 12
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Benjamin Scott Folds
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If you're afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.
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The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.
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The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.
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I have manic energy. What can be done about it? I don't know what to say sometimes. I'm professional in public, but I like to stay inside and be a hermit.
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If I'm in a relationship and my girlfriend is sleeping with other people, I don't need to know who it is I just want to know how she feels about it.
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