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People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for.
Laurie Anderson
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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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Laura Phillips Anderson
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And there was a beutiful view But nobody could see Cause everybody on the island Was saying Look at me! Look at me.
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The right to carry a gun has nothing to do with the rights of other people.
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Freedon is a scary thing. Most people don't want it.
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