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The glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our lives by it, but by the choice we make to follow our personal legend, to believe in our utopias, and to fight for our dreams.

Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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