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I'm from a time and place where bigheadedness was a really savage crime, and you'd get cut down for it by your peers and parents.

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
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David Stephen Mitchell
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Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience.
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'Y' is about the weakest letter of all. 'Y' can't make up its mind if it's a vowel or a consonant, can it?
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