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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
Jim Henson
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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
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James Maury Henson
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Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.
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Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.
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It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.
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[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.
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