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“You pick people, and they pick you sometimes. It's especially great to connect with people you think you have nothing in common with.” quote by Aleksandra Mir — Download Open image

“You pick people, and they pick you sometimes. It's especially great to connect with people you think you have nothing in common with.”

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Of course, I'd welcome protest. Good criticism is hard to find.

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People get upset when Baghdad, the "Cradle of Civilization" is burning, or when the Buddhas in Afghanistan are falling. These are real concerns.

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