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Deborah Pickstone

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Deborah’s Quotes

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James

tags: kindness

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“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: music, philosophy, progress

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“Poverty is the worst form of violence.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: poverty, violence

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