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The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
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We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we do better.
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I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.
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I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment.
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