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Failure Quote by Jon Ronson

“What a brilliant cover story. In a success-obsessed society like this one, what's the best rock to hide something under? It's the rock called failure.” quote by Jon Ronson — Download Open image

““What a brilliant cover story. In a success-obsessed society like this one, what's the best rock to hide something under? It's the rock called failure.””

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