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Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the 'leaders' must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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I read the Bible to myself I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.
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I always felt, if I can get to a library, I'll be OK.
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We are missing Michael. But we do know we had him, and we are the world.
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The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.
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I sustain myself with the love of family.
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I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world. Just look at yourself.
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Most people don't grow up. It's too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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I was raped when I was very young. I told my brother the name of the person who had done it. Within a few days the man was killed. In my child's mind--seven and a half years old--I thought my voice had killed him. So I stopped talking for five years.
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When people see the laughing face, even if they're jealous of it, their burden is lightened. But do it first for yourself. Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself.
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I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other, the closer we are to learn something about our selves.
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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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