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I think you balance the things you've been dying to do all your life. And the opportunities that come along, that you didn't maybe think of, that are so amazing, that you'd kick yourself if you didn't try to be a part of them.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 16
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