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People Who Try To Predict The Future By Extrapolating In A Line Of More Of What Exists - They Are Always Wrong.
-Jane Jacobs
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People Who Try To Predict
Jane Jacobs
People Who Try To Predict The Future By Extrapolating In A Line Of More Of What Exists - They Are Always Wrong.
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