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To fly we have to have resistance.

Maya Lin

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Maya Lin
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 5
Architect
Designer
Land Artist
Landscape Architect
Printmaker
Sculptor
Athens
Ohio
Maya Ying Lin
Encouragement
Resistance
Attitude
Wisdom
Business
Inspirational

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