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The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.

John Templeton

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John Templeton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1912
Born: November 29
Died: 2008
Died: July 8
Businessperson
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Winchester
Tennessee
John Marks Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton
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[The main focus in my life now is] to open people's minds so no one will be so conceited that they think they have the total truth. They should be eager to learn, to listen, to research and not to confine, to hurt, to kill, those who disagree with them.
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