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Often we're recreating what we think we're supposed to be as human beings. What we've been told we're supposed to be, instead of who we authentically are. The key about the creation of full self-expression is to be authentically who you are, to project that.

James Cromwell

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James Cromwell
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 27
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James Oliver Cromwell
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I'm an animal rights activist because I believe we won't have a planet if we continue to behave toward other species the way we do.
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