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I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my 'spaceship' and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again.
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"I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my 'spaceship' and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again."
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I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my 'spaceship' and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again. — Warren Mitchell

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Warren Mitchell was a Actor from United Kingdom (1926–2015).

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Who said "I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handso…"?
This quote is attributed to Warren Mitchell, a Actor from United Kingdom.
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Warren Mitchell lived from 1926 – 2015.