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Stop Looking for Permission to Be Yourself. The true individual is no more concerned over what others may think of him or her than is the sun troubled by people complaining that it's too warm, or that it shines too bright!

Guy Finley

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Guy Finley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 22
Musician
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