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You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.

Malcolm Gladwell

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Malcolm Gladwell
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 3
Journalist
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Malcolm Timothy Gladwell
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