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Charles Templeton

Charles Bradley Templeton (October 7, 1915 – June 7, 2001) was a Canadian cartoonist, evangelist, agnostic, politician, newspaper editor, inventor, broadcaster and author.

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"You are born with two things: existence and opportunity, and these are the raw materials out of which you can make a successful life."

- Charles Templeton

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"It is easy to prime the pump and have the words gush forth in a torrent of pious phrases but the proof of what we really want – regardless of what we say we want – is evident in the way we live."

- Charles Templeton

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