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In matters of the heart it is always better to want something you don't have than to have something you don't want.

Patti LaBelle

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Patti LaBelle
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 24
Actor
Author
Composer
Film Actor
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Stage Actor
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards
Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards
Patti La Belle
Patti LaBell
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