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Nothing in life has any business being perfect.

James Goldman

Nothing in life has any business being perfect.

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About James Goldman

James Adolf Goldman (June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay The Lion in Winter (1968). His younger brother was novelist and screenwriter William Goldman.