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If I'm going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don't just go bumbling over things.

Maya Angelou

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