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The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Marguerite Ann Johnson
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The charitable say in effect, 'I seem to have more than I need and you seem to have less than you need. I would like to share my excess with you.' Fine, if my excess is tangible, money or goods, and fine if not, for I learned that to be charitable with gestures and words can bring enormous joy and repair injured feelings.
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The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does
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Nobody can enjoy unless we all enjoy, truly enjoy.
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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.
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You have to deal with what you encounter. But you must not be reduced. And so a way not to be reduced is don't whine! Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low.
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In a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.
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The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
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Inscribed on the temple of Apollo
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I am a very religious person, so it is the presence of God, the constant unwavering, unrelenting presence of God which continues to help me to keep a character which I am proud to show.
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Poetry gave me back my voice.
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It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.
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We need to remember to teach our children that solitude can be a much-to-be-desired condition. Not only is it acceptable to be alone at times it is positively to be wished for.....In the silence we listen to ourselves. Then we ask questions of ourselves. We describe ourselves to ourselves, and in the quietude we may even hear the voice of God.
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Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
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I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.
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Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.
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Ritie, don't worry 'cause you ain't pretty. Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. You smart. I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.
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Mostly, what I have learned so far about aging, despite the creakiness of one's bones and cragginess of one's once-silken skin, is this: Do it. By all means, do it.
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Troubles are a blessing that force you to change, to believe.
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It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.
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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
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