Debra Hamel Quotes

I'm always impressed that as we go through life most of the stuff we do doesn't matter that much, at least not ostensibly: you go to the grocery store, you work, you go to school. If any of that were omitted, most days, it wouldn't matter much.

Debra Hamel

• School
• Matter
• Much
• Impressed
• Grocery
• Ostensibly

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  Debra Hamel
  • School
  • Matter
  • Much