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We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not matter what language you choose, the important thing is the words you use to express yourself.
We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not matter what language you choose, the important thing is the words you use to express yourself.
Approximate author period: c. 1997 AD · modern
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- Malala Yousafzai
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- Approximate author period: c. 1997 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1997; activity date not established; Wikidata Q32732, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32732 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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