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If you sat down and you wrote a script, you may write something that's way beyond what you've ever seen me do, but if you thought of me to do it, I would be flattered to be asked to do something other than be wise.

Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Freeman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 1
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The highest power is the human mind. That's where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself.
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I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice.
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I'm not a comedian. I don't make things funny if they're not funny. I don't invent funny stuff.
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I was lucky in that when the opportunity came, I was prepared to meet it.
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