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It seems so lucky to just to have the right of telling you with all my might, you're beautiful tonight.
Gordon Lightfoot
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Gordon Lightfoot
Age: 85
Born: 1938
Born: November 17
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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot
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Silent waters rocking on the morning of our birth, like an empty cradle waiting to be filled. And from the heart of God the Spirit moved upon the earth, like a mother breathing life into her child.
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Will you gather daydreams or will you gather wealth? How can you find your fortune when you cannot find yourself?
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She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best.
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Everything is trust, all the rest is dust.
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I had lots of friends who were fighting in Vietnam and I am still friends with veterans of the war.
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To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.
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