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Judi Lynn

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4. It was great seeing his comment, “The walls are the publishers of the poor."

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 08:02 PM

Jul 2013

A long time ago, heard him say in an interview, something he saw walking through a neighborhood in South America, written upon the side of a building:

"Let's leave pessimism for better times."

That one sticks in one's mind!

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