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It came home to me indelibly that I was never going to change anything in America by walking around carrying a sign. It was a great revelation. It saved me a lot of anxiety and a lot of wasted energy.

Peter Coyote

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Peter Coyote
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 10
Actor
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Robert Peter Cohon
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