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You can know everything that the books have to say, but ultimately it boils down to whether we do the inner work of devotion and surrender, whether we can put aside our own agendas and allow the spirit to move through us.

Marianne Williamson

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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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