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“It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic.”
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- quote
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- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- df3b11e9d43b412f6b18eefd32767caf1bcd4529e43c709f8893666a4639c7cf
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