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Lots of people have gone from public housing to do great things in the world and have a tremendous sense of duty to their fellow man because of it.
Jewel
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Jewel
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 23
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Jewel Kilcher
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I make a living with a song, and I feel honored to do something I love and believe in.
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Only kindness matters. We are God's hands.
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Maybe I could have loved you better. Maybe you should have loved me more. Maybe our hearts were just next in line. Maybe everything breaks sometime.
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I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.
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