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The major thing I'm afraid of is being 65 and saying, 'Gee, I wish I had done this and that, and that.' I want to face old age knowing I've tried all I wanted to try.

Harry Chapin

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Harry Chapin
Age: 38 †
Born: 1942
Born: December 7
Died: 1981
Died: July 16
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