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Quote by Norman Cousins
We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may ex

We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but we wear blinders when contemplating the possibilities of life on earth. – Norman Cousins

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