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If you look back on your life and where you started from it's like looking back down a mountain back to the desert floor. It's like now I can't believe I had whatever it takes or perceived whatever it took to get here.

Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Freeman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 1
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