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I have an extraordinary attention span. I manage to juggle two or three different ideas at the same time, and that's probably, if I have a gift, that's probably the best gift that's given me.

Paul Newman

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Paul Newman
Age: 83 †
Born: 1925
Born: January 26
Died: 2008
Died: September 26
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