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In reality, infinity is merely the distance to the heart of a stranger. Eternity is the moment of cognition.

Yehudi Menuhin

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Yehudi Menuhin
Age: 82 †
Born: 1916
Born: April 22
Died: 1999
Died: March 12
Autobiographer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Politician
Violinist
New York City
New York
Yehudi Menuhin
Baron Menuhin
Reality
Cognition
Heart
Infinity
Stranger
Distance
Eternity
Merely
Moment
Moments

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