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Truth is love's mother, and we all know it is not wise to lie to anyone's mother.

Iyanla Vanzant

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Iyanla Vanzant
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 13
Motivational Speaker
Spiritual Teacher
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Rhonda Eva Harris
Lying
Mother
Truth
Love
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Anyone

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