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When you don’t become fixated on winning the prize or appearing successful, and instead pursue your passions, then you will discover the fulfillment that comes from living by instinct.
T. D. Jakes
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T. D. Jakes
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 9
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Thomas Dexter Jakes
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