Human potential Quote by Dexter Palmer

“You had a duty not to squander your human potential. You were supposed to go out and shape the world in your image. Just—” “I have a bachelor’s degree in English. I can recommend books for people to read if they tell me the kind of thing they like. And Amazon does that for free.” quote by Dexter Palmer — Download Open image

““You had a duty not to squander your human potential. You were supposed to go out and shape the world in your image. Just—” “I have a bachelor’s degree in English. I can recommend books for people to read if they tell me the kind of thing they like. And Amazon does that for free.””

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