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To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
Air Force Officer
Astronaut
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Engineer
Fighter Pilot
Science Fiction Writer
Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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I was lucky enough to have been born on this planet earth, in this admirable country of the United States of America.
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