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The terror of failure can make you feel like a failure. So a bunch of people think you're not very good at your thing. How much do you invest in what they say? How much do you care? Failure is not putting yourself on the line.

Dylan Moran

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Dylan Moran
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 3
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Dylan William Moran
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