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I've never known of Wal-Mart to be a good neighbor in any town it's ever moved into.

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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
Actor
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Record Producer
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Singer-Songwriter
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I'm from Texas. I hitchhiked to Tennessee when I was 19 years old, and it is really beautiful in Tennessee.
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It's incredibly irresponsible to allow victims' family members to witness executions.
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I just had a child on purpose at age 56, I'm pretty f---ing optimistic.
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