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Trust your instincts. Do the unexpected. Find the others.

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Timothy Leary
Age: 75 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 22
Died: 1996
Died: May 31
Actor
Psychologist
Writer
Springfield
Massachusetts
Timothy Francis Leary
Trust
Others
Find
Instincts
Unexpected
Instinct

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The PC is the LSD of the '90s.
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I despise followers of any kind, especially those who follow me.
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