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“God picks you up. You don't pick yourself up. You're the one who knocked you down or even if somebody else knocked you down, your willingness to believe that what they said had value, was your conspiring with them, with their effort to knock you down - I've never been able to get myself up and I've noticed that every time I ask God to pick me up - he does.”

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Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson is an American author, spiritual leader, and political activist, born on July 8, 1952. She is recognized for her self-help books and her role in the New Age movement, focusing on personal growth, spirituality, and social issues. more

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