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Instead of praying: 'Dear God, bring me someone fabulous,' try: 'Dear God, make me into someone fabulous.'

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Marianne Williamson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Peace Activist
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Houston
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Marianne Deborah Williamson
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