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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Business Theorist
Writer
Differences
Judgments
Divide
Divides
Motivation
Judgment
Leadership

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