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I have long thought that anyone who does not regularly - or ever - gaze up and see the wonder and glory of a dark night sky filled with countless stars loses a sense of their fundamental connectedness to the universe.

Brian Greene

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Brian Greene
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 9
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New York City
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Brian Randolph Greene
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