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Working is part of life, I don't know how to distinguish between the two... Work is an expression of life.
Orson Welles
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Orson Welles
Age: 70 †
Born: 1915
Born: May 6
Died: 1985
Died: October 10
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I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional - and I hate every kind of snob.
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If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
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