"I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist."

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"I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist."

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"My mission in life is to be kind, compassionate, caring, sharing and loving in order to feel the deepest joy of life."

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