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There is nothing sadder in this world than the waste of human potential. The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud, not have us grovelling in it.

Andrew Schneider

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Andrew Schneider
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 10
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Evolution
Waste
Purpose
Grovelling
Human
Sadder
Humans
Mud
Nothing
Raise
World
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Potential

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