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Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.
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“If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
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“If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
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“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”
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“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”
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“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
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“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
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“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”
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“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”
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“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
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“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time”
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty”
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty”
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“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.”
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“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.”
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
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“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
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“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
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“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
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“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
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“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”
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“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
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“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off of you.”
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“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off of you.”
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“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”
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“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”
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“A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.”
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“A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.”
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
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