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When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.

Bill Moyers

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Bill Moyers
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: June 5
Former White House Press Secretary
Journalist
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Oklahoma
Billy Don Moyers
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