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Azar Nafisi

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You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist.
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BILLY GRAHAM A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.
COCO CHANEL Capitalism is always evaluated against dreams. Utopia is a dream. It doesn't exist.
RUSH LIMBAUGH I would love to eat a really great burger, but it doesn't exist in our part of the world.
RENE REDZEPI Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.
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VICTORIA PRINCIPAL Independent film is not only an oxymoron; it doesn't exist anymore.
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