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I Love Creating Music And Television And Film. I Love The Hustle, I Love The Grind, I Love Working Sixteen- And Eighteen-hour Days And Waking Up At Four The Next Morning And Going To The Gym. I Love That.

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I Love Creating Music

Will Smith

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I Love Creating Music And Television And Film. I Love The Hustle, I Love The Grind, I Love Working Sixteen- And Eighteen-hour Days And Waking Up At Four The Next Morning And Going To The Gym. I Love That.

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Don't Chase People. Be Yourself, Do Your Own Thing And Work Hard

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