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Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.
Garrison Keillor
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Garrison Keillor
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 7
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Anoka
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Gary Edward Keillor
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A good friend is a person who thinks you're one of the good eggs, even if he knows you're a little cracked.
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Marrying for sex is like flying to London for the free peanuts and pretzels. It's not the point of the thing, is it?
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..people (in Minnesota) avoid stupidity when possible, not wanting to be a $10 haircut on a 50 cent head.
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