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My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known.

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"My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher"

- James Tobin

Wise Father Teacher

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This quote is written / told by James Tobin between March 5, 1918 and March 11, 2002. He/she was a famous Economist from USA. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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