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The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that actions as natural and to be expected.
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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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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
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Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.
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When you learn, teach, when you get, give.
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Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.
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Pretty Women Wonder Where My Secret Lies, Im Not Cute Or Built To Fit A Fashion Models Size.
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As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
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There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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Happiness is a chance to talk to a friend, to hear good music, to have a good glass of wine. Happiness is a chance to be myself and to find people with whom I agree or who I don't agree but I can learn something.
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I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people.
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