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I Never Look Back At All. All Of My Sentiment And Emotion Goes Into My Family. I'm An Extremely Family Oriented Person And I Have A Very, Very Happy Family Life. That Doesn't Just Include Blood Relations. I Have Friends Who Are Close To Me.

-Michael Caine

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I Never Look Back

Michael Caine

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I Never Look Back At All. All Of My Sentiment And Emotion Goes Into My Family. I'm An Extremely Family Oriented Person And I Have A Very, Very Happy Family Life. That Doesn't Just Include Blood Relations. I Have Friends Who Are Close To Me.

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