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I didn't get a high school diploma. I really didn't have much of an education, which left me open to educating myself throughout my life, without the limitations on intellectual curiosity a formal education can impose. I followed what interested me.

Elayne Boosler

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Elayne Boosler
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 18
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My ancestors wandered lost in the wilderness for forty years because even in biblical times, men would not stop to ask for directions.
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My belief is that guns are too easy to get in America. My belief is that the NRA has bought much of our congress, to the point that guns are actually the only unregulated consumer product in America. Think about that. It's stunning.
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