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title: "1 Tense Lucky Quotes by 1 author"
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> [By doing what I do, by just staying, pardon me, true to myself and maintaining my maverick position, unbranded, unbought in a corporate sense, I've managed to migrate to and participate in the work of people far younger than my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-dyke-parks/by-doing-what-i-do-by-just-staying-pardon-me-true-to-myself-and/)

[Van Dyke Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-dyke-parks/)

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