Carolina QuotesIf you want to change the world, change yourself.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
Source
Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976)
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- 1976
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“If you want to change the world, change yourself.” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-2FE2379D1A. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/2fe2379d1a
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