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I don't buy into that whole concept of success that I have this mountain with this moat around it and then I get into my big car and drive to my destination and never see people. That's not my concept of success.

Lauryn Hill

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Lauryn Hill
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: May 26
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Lauryn Noelle Hill
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