Who said "Death is not failure; living without purpose is."?

This quote is attributed to Barbara Smith.

Death is not failure; living without purpose is. - Barbara Smith

"Death is not failure; living without purpose is."

Barbara Smith Death

Feminist Activist, Scholar American Born 1946 (age 80)

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