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You can't force inspiration. It's like trying to catch a butterfly with a hoop but no net. If you keep your mind open and receptive, though, one day a butterfly will land on your finger.

Chuck Jones

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Chuck Jones
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 21
Died: 2002
Died: February 22
Actor
Animation Director
Animator
Comics Artist
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Spokane
Washington
Charles Martin Jones
Charles M. Jones
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Fingers
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