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A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.
Jostein Gaarder
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Jostein Gaarder
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 8
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The stupidest thing she knew was for people to act like they knew all about the things they knew absolutely nothing about.
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