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Children are wonderfully confident in their own imaginations. Most of us lose this confidence as we grow up.

Ken Robinson

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Ken Robinson
Age: 70 †
Born: 1950
Born: March 4
Died: 2020
Died: August 21
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City of Liverpool
Kenneth Robinson
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