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Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.

Carl Rogers

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Carl Rogers
Age: 85 †
Born: 1902
Born: January 8
Died: 1987
Died: February 4
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Oak Park
Illinois
Carl Ransom Rogers
Communicate
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Failure
Listening
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Men
Inability
Empathy

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