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The better we feel about ourselves, the fewer times we have to knock somebody else down to feel tall.

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Odetta
Age: 77 †
Born: 1930
Born: December 31
Died: 2008
Died: December 2
Actor
Guitarist
Recording Artist
Singer
Songwriter
Television Actor
Birmingham
Alabama
Odetta Holmes
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