Backwards Quote by Roberto Azevedo

“We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work.” quote by Roberto Azevedo — Download Open image

“We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work.”

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Backwards Cannot Forward Heads Look Our Raise Roll Sleeves Up We cannot Work

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