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Every great moment of social change was once a confirmed impossibility. People's determination in the face of overwhelming odds has, time and again, triumphed over what seems impossible. This is what you tell yourself.
Tim Winton
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Tim Winton
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 4
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Timothy John Winton
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