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What I used to do with a passion, foolishly and vainly imagining I would change the world for the better, I no longer tolerate in myself or anyone else. But draw, always draw - and WRITE.

Ralph Steadman

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Ralph Steadman
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
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Ralph Idris Steadman
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