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There are very few institutions that give prizes to people who may not have got to be number one, but are possibly better at coaxing the best out of others.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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