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When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
Bernie Siegel
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Bernie Siegel
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: October 14
Motivational Speaker
Physician
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Bernie Siegel
Bernard Siegel
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