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It's a wonderful thing to know that there is something to know there is something greater than I am, and that is God itself.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.
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