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Not everyone's life is what they make it. Some people's life is what other people make it.
Alice Walker
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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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Even as I hold you, I am letting you go.
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Aside from the fact that they say it's unhealthy, my fat ain't never been no trouble. Mens always have loved me. My kids ain't never complained. Plus they's fat.
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Well, capitalism is a big problem, because with capitalism you're just going to keep buying and selling things until there's nothing else to buy and sell, which means gobbling up the planet.
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