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There's the old notion that where there's choice, there's chaos, and where there's no choice, there's clarity. If you've got no choice, you've gotta be there, and you've gotta have your heart in it. It leads to a much less self-conscious life.

Sean Penn

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Sean Penn
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 17
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