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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.

Nicky Gumbel

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
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Barrister
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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