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I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.
Steve Earle
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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
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I'll never believe that Americans have racticed in our history anything close to the purest form of democracy of the world. Because there are lots of democracies around the world that function better than ours does. It's always been that way. There's some truth to the idea that it's rigged, but there is a way that it's supposed to work that.
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Or you can be like the Soviet Union, start out with ideals, and end up ceasing to exist.
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I don't type fast. I type with three fingers - two on one hand, and I only get one going on the other. I think my thumb's in there, but I'm not sure. I may be no better than an orangutan when it comes to that.
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