Ava GardnerI wish to live to 150 years old, but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.
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According to the National Institute on Aging, the average person dies after living about 80 years. If you were to live to be 150 years old, that would mean that you have lived almost 5 times longer than the average person. The only way I’d want to go is with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.
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