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Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility.

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Tom Hiddleston
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 9
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
City of Westminster
T Hiddy
Thomas William Hiddleston
Thomas William Tom Hiddleston
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I don't think anyone, until their soul leaves their body, is past the point of no return.
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I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.
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Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble because just when you think you got all the answers, is the moment when some bitter twist of fate in the universe will remind you that you very much don't.
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