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I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.

Dave Matthews

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Dave Matthews
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 9
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South Africa
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