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Happiness doesn't necessarily lie in material things. You just have to put yourself in a position to be happy. If you can do what you love for a living, that's a good start.

Joan Jett

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Joan Jett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
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Philadelphia
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Joan Marie Larkin
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