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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
Marguerite Johnson
Marguerite Ann Johnson
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Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.
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Whether you are happy or whether you are sad, it is wise to remember you are really in process.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
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The needs of a society determine its ethics.
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How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
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You build your 'COURAGE MUSCLE' daily, by being courageous in little things. Just do right.
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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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Don't face the day until you've faced God.
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I will write on the pages of history what I want them to say. I will be myself. I will speak my own name.
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Without willing it, I had gone from being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware. And the worst part of my awareness was that I didn't know what I was aware of. I knew I knew very little, but I was certain that the things I had yet to learn wouldn't be taught to me at George Washington High School.
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Ritie, don't worry 'cause you ain't pretty. Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. You smart. I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.
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Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.
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Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes.
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The truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does
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Being a woman is hard work.
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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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