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I think its very important that we enjoy our life, that we get everything we can out of it.

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
Drawer
Guitarist
Human Rights Activist
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Photographer
Poet
Singer
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Chicago
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Patricia Lee Smith
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My sunglasses are like my guitar.
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