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Try to be happy within the context of the life we are actually living. Happiness is not a situation to be longed for or a convergence of lucky happenstance. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves.

Wayne Coyne

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Wayne Coyne
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 13
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Pittsburg
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Wayne Michael Coyne
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