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I was brought up imagining that cream rises to the top, merit wins out, the race is to the swift and riches to men of understanding, but it ain't necessarily so. The swift stand a better chance if they are also beautiful.

Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 7
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