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It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.
Bernard Williams
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Bernard Williams
Age: 73 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 21
Died: 2003
Died: June 11
Philosopher
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Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
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