Disaster Quote by David Grinspoon

“Humans are possessed, to some degree, with the power of foresight. Yet we so often learn things the hard way, through disaster.” quote by David Grinspoon — Download Open image

“Humans are possessed, to some degree, with the power of foresight. Yet we so often learn things the hard way, through disaster.”

David Grinspoon

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