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I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up.
Jackson Browne
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Jackson Browne
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 9
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Clyde Jackson Browne
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Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know.
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I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.
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