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The leaders of the future will be those who dare to claim their irrelevance in the contemporary world as a divine vocation.

Henri Nouwen

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Henri Nouwen
Age: 64 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 24
Died: 1996
Died: September 21
Catholic Priest
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Psychologist
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University Teacher
Writer
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen
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