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The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
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I'm really saddened by the attempts to separate and polarize. This is a time when we have hungry people, people out of work, and people out of spirit. This is a time where we need to uplift, not to separate.
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We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!
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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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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive
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Just as hope rings through laughter, it can also shine through tears.
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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
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The hope, the hope that lives in the breast of the black American, is just so tremendous that it overwhelms me sometimes.
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