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None of us are bad people. We float around and we run across each other and we learn about ourselves, and we make mistakes and we do great things. We hurt others, we hurt ourselves, we make others happy and we please ourselves. We can and should forgive ourselves and each other for that.

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Dan Harmon
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 3
Actor
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Television Producer
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Daniel James Harmon
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