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Not many people care what you do. They care about what you do as much as you care about what they do. Think about it. Just exactly that much. You are not the center of the universe.

Laurie Anderson

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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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Chicago
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Laura Phillips Anderson
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