People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars …

Alain de Botton
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People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages. ✨ Twitter post from Apr 18, 2011
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People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages. ✨ Twitter post from Apr 18, 2011

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