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Live life as if it were created just for you.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Marguerite Annie Johnson
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A leader sees greatness in other people. He nor she can be much of a leader if all she sees is herself.
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Try to live your life in a way that you will not regret years of useless virtue and inertia and timidity.
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I read the Bible to myself I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.
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Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that actions as natural and to be expected.
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Most people don't grow up. It's too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older.
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