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I've lived in New York when I've had nothing, and I've lived in New York when I had money, and New York changes radically depending on how much money you have. It's the texture of life.

Richard Gere

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Richard Gere
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: August 31
Actor
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Human Rights Activist
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Philadelphia
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Richard Tiffany Gere
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I've got a lot of opportunities, a lot of love in my life, a lot of things going for me. Still, it's not complete. I know this is not the whole thing. There's much more.
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