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I've spent my life trying to be better than I was, and I am a brother to all who share the same aspiration.
James A. Michener
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James A. Michener
Age: 90 †
Born: 1907
Born: February 3
Died: 1997
Died: October 16
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a soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor.
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