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Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
Autobiographer
Lgbtiq+ Rights Activist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Polo Player
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If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
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