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Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Margaret Mead

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Margaret Mead
Age: 76 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 16
Died: 1978
Died: November 15
Anthropologist
Cultural Anthropologist
Curator
Film Director
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Funny
Uniqueness
Everyone
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Remember
Absolutely
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