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There is no such thing as an insignificant life, only the insignificance of mind that refuses to grasp the implications.

Laurence Overmire

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Laurence Overmire
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 17
Actor
Rochester
New York
Implications
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Refuse
Thing
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Life
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