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Love builds up the broken wall and straightens the crooked path. Love keeps the stars in the firmament and imposes rhythm on the ocean tides. Each of us is created of it and I suspect each of us was created for it.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
Author
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Comedian
Dancer
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Film Director
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
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St. Louis
Missouri
Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Ocean
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Path
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Stars
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Rhythm
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