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We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

- Helen Mirren
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We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.