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It's more instinctive to want revenge, but we are also capable of immense amounts of forgiveness and love and a compassion that extends even to those who have brutalized us.

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Naomie Harris
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: September 6
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
London
England
Naomie Melanie Harris
Even
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Love
Immense
Revenge
Forgiveness
Compassion
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I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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