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If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
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New York City
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