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There is a point at which we begin to receive a diminishing return on the accumulation of sacred knowledge unless we use it to at least try to improve the world.

Marianne Williamson

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Marianne Williamson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
Author
Peace Activist
Philanthropist
Politician
Writer
Houston
Texas
Marianne Deborah Williamson
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