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I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous.
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
Born: Jul 15, 1930
Died: Oct 8, 2004

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Difficult, Too, Would, Would-Be, Temptation, Give, Never, Sake, Just, Being, Ridiculous

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