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There will always be a replacement coming along very soon - a newer version, a crazier version, a louder version. So if you haven’t got a long-term plan, then you are merely a passing phase, the latest trend, yesterday’s event.

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Grace Jones
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 19
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