“Man's ego's inflated, his laws are outdated. They don't apply no more. You can't rely no more to be standing around waiting.”

—  Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Slow Train Coming (1979), Slow Train

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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