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Perfection is not a final state. It is a state of mind. There are ten thousand states of mind.
Frederick Lenz
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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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San Diego
California
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They too wonder about the nature of existence, where they've come from and where they're going to and how much time they have.
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