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Fact is only what you believe and fact and fiction work as a team.

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Jack Johnson
Age: 68 †
Born: 1878
Born: March 31
Died: 1946
Died: June 10
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Galveston
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John Johnson
John Arthur Johnson
Galveston Giant
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My friend told me later he got the chicken pox. I told him I caught politics and never got over it.
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I have dashed across continents and oceans as a fugitive and have matched my wits with the police and secret agents seeking to deprive me of one of the greatest blessings man can have-liberty.
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Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. Sometimes, songs can stir people up, motivate them to make change.
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We've all got the blood on our hands, we only receive what we demand.
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Dreams are like commercials, but her dreams are picture perfect.
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Go to the east shore of any of the Hawaiian Islands, and that's a pretty big lesson on how much plastic is ending up in the ocean. Basically, the Hawaiian Islands act as a filter out in the middle of the Pacific.
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Sure, the killer was my son, but I didn't teach him to pull the trigger of the gun. It's the killer on this TV screen, you can't blame me, it's the images he sees.
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Who’s to say what’s impossible? Well they forgot this world keeps spinning. And with each new day, I can feel a change in everything.
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You and your heart shouldn't feel so far apart
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It seems to me that maybe pretty much always means no. So dont tell me, I might just let it go.
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I never took singing lessons. I guess, I feel comfortable with it, but I do not feel like a singer. I never want to sing without a guitar in my hand. I consider myself more of a songwriter, rather than a singer. I could never be in a wedding band and just sing Marvin Gaye songs.
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I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it.
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Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few words will lock themselves into place. I might just get the first line. Then words just keep falling into the syllables. The choruses kind of write themselves and verses I have to work at a little bit.
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We've got everything we need right here, and everything we need is enough.
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He gets his courage from the can, it makes him feel like a man.
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I think that if everybody changed and tried to make their music political, it'd be kind of a bummer.
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Pretend like it's the weekend, ... We could pretend it all the time.
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Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart.
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I get nervous when I fly I'm used to walking with my feet.
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The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle.
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