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Anything that's expanding the mind and heart is happiness. But it's not a goal.

Richard Gere

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Richard Gere
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: August 31
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Photographer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Richard Tiffany Gere
Happiness
Anything
Heart
Mind
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