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“Love is like the heartbeat that keeps moving through you…That’s what connects all things." Yogi David, The LOVE Project "Love is the little things. It’s not what you give a person…It’s what you do for a person." Kaitlyn, The LOVE Project “The love of music can unite communities and cultures, even in our fractured world." Ismael, The LOVE Project “Love sings to your soul” Chris, The LOVE Project "Love is at the core of what makes us human.” Malcolm, The LOVE Project “Dogs connect people. They cut across every line imaginable: class, race, gender, orientation, politics." Chris, The LOVE Project "Life is a very short ride. We’re here to learn from one another. Nothing else is greater than love." Angela, The LOVE Project "I can see what I’ve been missing all my life. It’s like a lifetime of eating tuna fish and then being introduced to lobster!" Daphne’s lover Bill, The LOVE Project”

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The Love Project: A Journey of Intimate Conversations

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