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He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous

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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
Film Director
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Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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White Americans have a short memory.
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Certainly I'm angry at the way Indians have been treated and continue to be treated. But I don't think it's a helpless emotion.
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