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Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them [blank] to people saying there is anything different about them. "I'm really just a normal guy," [blank] an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their [blank] fans suggest. They start to wear [blank] clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had [blank] risen above it all.

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Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them object to people saying there is anything different about them. "I'm really just a normal guy," protests an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their worshipping fans suggest. They start to wear fancy clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had originally risen above it all.
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