Belonged Quote by Robert MacNeil

“But, finally, I just realized a few years ago that this is where I belonged. I mean everything I had was invested here, emotionally and every other way. And the country had invested enormously in me.”

Robert MacNeil

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I'm happy to have my own opinion and air it when I think it's necessary.

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Words make another place, a place to escape to with your spirit alone.

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