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I Can't Believe It's Been Four Years Now, And From Watching That Pilot, We Really All Looked Like Babies. It's Unbelievable Just How Far Everything Has Come. I'm Happier Now Than I've Ever Been On The Show And In My Life. I Really Owe So Much Of My Happiness To 'glee.'

-Lea Michele

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I Can't Believe It's

Lea Michele

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I Can't Believe It's Been Four Years Now, And From Watching That Pilot, We Really All Looked Like Babies. It's Unbelievable Just How Far Everything Has Come. I'm Happier Now Than I've Ever Been On The Show And In My Life. I Really Owe So Much Of My Happiness To 'glee.'

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