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Critics don't bother me because if I do badly, I know I'm bad before they even write it. And if I'm good, I know I'm good. I know best about myself, so a critic doesn't anger me.

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Frank Sinatra
Age: 82 †
Born: 1915
Born: December 12
Died: 1998
Died: May 14
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