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I dream of big things. I work for the small things. If you're going to dream, you might as well dream big. A lot of that came from my mother. She was adamant about the work ethic---about how you can't just dream things.

Kevin Costner

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Kevin Costner
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 18
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