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I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.

Alice Walker

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
Actor
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Civil Rights Advocate
Climate Activist
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Film Producer
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Alice Malsenior Walker
Alice Walker Leventhal
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
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Every time I conjure up a rock, I throw it.
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The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.
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My work is about my life, and what I want to do with it.
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Progress' affects few. Only revolution can affect many.
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I could never live happily in Africa-or anywhere else-until I could live freely in Mississippi.
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