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Life loves the person who dares to live it.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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St. Louis
Missouri
Marguerite Annie Johnson
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In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'
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Those who have something to say accept the fact that that's lonely. One already knows that there will be adversaries.
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Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you're the funniest person you've ever heard of.
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Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.'
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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.
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Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.
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I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
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Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
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We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.
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