I feel that the great challenge of our time is the communication of id…

Alain de Botton
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I feel that the great challenge of our time is the communication of ideas. ✨ The School of Life: An Interview With Alain de Botton. Interview with Mark Matousek, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 12, 2016.
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I feel that the great challenge of our time is the communication of ideas. ✨ The School of Life: An Interview With Alain de Botton. Interview with Mark Matousek, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 12, 2016.

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