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“The most valuable lesson I've ever learned in my life is that life is about family and friends, not about material things or any of that. It's about enjoying your life. If you have no family, no friends to enjoy it with, it don't matter how much you have, how much success you have, how much fame you have, how much money you have, it doesn't matter.”

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Vanilla Ice, born Robert Van Winkle, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. He gained fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s for his successful music career. His hit single 'Ice, Ice, Baby' became one of the best-selling singles of the late 1980s. more

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