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I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.
Shia LaBeouf
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Shia LaBeouf
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: June 11
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