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A movie studio is the best toy a boy ever had.
Orson Welles
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Orson Welles
Age: 70 †
Born: 1915
Born: May 6
Died: 1985
Died: October 10
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Kenosha
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A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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You're beautful. Yes you are, you're very very beautiful. Extremely beautiful.
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Human nature is eternal therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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