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I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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People trying to separate people rather than bring us together... please. You don't just see it in America. It's all over the world.
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Effective action is always unjust.
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