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To understand animal thinking you've got to get away from a language.

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Temple Grandin
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 29
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Boston
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Mary Temple Grandin
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When you're a weird geek, the way to sell yourself is to show your skills.
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If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.
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