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I think 'retirement' goes hand in hand with people who make a living by having a 'job.' I don't think we-the .00001 percent of the population who are so fortunate to love passionately what we do-consider it a 'job.

Dustin Hoffman

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Dustin Hoffman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: August 8
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