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Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

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Jodie Foster
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 19
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There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.
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If you had been a public figure from the time you were a toddler, if you'd had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, than maybe to you might value privacy above all else. I have given everything up there from the time that I was three-years old. That's reality show enough, don't you think?
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