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I think I know that I deserve better. And so I try for better. I'm never so put off that I would ever walk out of a place not having tried the best I could.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Anger is like fire. It burns all clean.
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If we are honest and fair, then we are known by that. If we are not, alas, we are known by that as well. What we want to do is do right, but you have to say it, you have to show it, and not stop.
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When I forgive other people, I let them go, I free them from my ignorance. And as soon as I do, I feel lighter, brighter and better.
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I do not need to know all things. I remind myself that it is sufficient that I know what I know and know that without believing that I will always know what I know or that what I know will always be true.
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I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place.
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I want to be a good human being. I'm doing my best, and I'm working at it.
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Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice.
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My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom.
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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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If you happen to fall in love with someone in another race, it's more difficult, because you have to translate yourself.
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I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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Difficult is a far cry from impossible. The distance between these two lies hope. Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.
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Don't let the man bring you down.
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I wasn't a pretty girl. I was six feet tall at 15, you know.
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Today, the first & last of every Tree/ Speaks to humankind. Come to me, here beside the River.
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Oh, the holiness of being the injured party.
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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
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Each time I write a book, every time I face that yellow pad, the challenge is so great. I have written eleven books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody and they’re going to find me out.
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