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It's better to go into the world half-cocked than not to go into the world at all.

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James Hillman
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 12
Died: 2011
Died: October 27
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Psychologist
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Chance
Half
Better
World
Cocked

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