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It is a no-fail, incontrovertible reality: If you get, give. If you learn, teach. You can't do anything with that except do it.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Autobiographer
Comedian
Dancer
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Film Director
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Novelist
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Politician
St. Louis
Missouri
Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Marguerite Anne Johnson
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Anything
Incontrovertible
Giving
Fail
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Failing

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