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For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.

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Lloyd Alexander
Age: 83 †
Born: 1924
Born: January 30
Died: 2007
Died: May 17
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Novelist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Chudley Alexander
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Strive
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If I do find pride, I'll not find it in what I was or what I am, but what I may become. Not in my birth, but in myself.
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A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.
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