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A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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