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There is nothing more negligent than attempting to address a problem one finds on a branch than by censoring the leaves.

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Saul Williams
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 29
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I'm a very sensitive person at times. Not just to words that anybody says, but in relationships for example, the people that you open up to, you listen to, you hear - you know? So a lot of times, the key to some of my vulnerability is just through things, simple things - or critiques or whatever - or could be very simple things that are said.
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