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Remember, people will judge you by your actions not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard-boiled egg.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Marguerite Annie Johnson
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