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Personally, I've never had it as a goal in life to be happy. Seems impossible to achieve. Even the Declaration of Independence seems to acknowledge this. They talk about the pursuit of happiness, not happiness itself.
Jonathan Ames
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Jonathan Ames
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 23
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Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far.
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