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Beneath the skin, beyond the differing features and into the true heart of being, fundamentally, we are more alike, my friend, than we are unalike.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
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Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.
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