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For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to change the world for the better.
James D. Watson
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James D. Watson
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 6
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Already for thirty-five years he had not stopped talking and almost nothing of fundamental value had emerged.
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