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Tom Hanks

My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the doctor saying I have something growing in my bum and that would change my perspective on everything instantaneously, on what is and what is not important.

Tom Hanks

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Tom Hanks is saying that receiving serious health news about himself or his child would immediately shift his priorities and make him see life differently. This kind of event would make him realize what truly matters, changing his view of importance in an instant.

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