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But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring me in the face. I'm already doing it.
Damien Hirst
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Damien Hirst
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: June 7
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Damien Steven Hirst
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