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We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we do better.
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.
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I get up in the morning, and I'm reluctant to turn on the television.
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We are missing Michael. But we do know we had him, and we are the world.
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This conference ? of, for and about women ? is, in itself, a rainbow in the clouds. When numerous women come together and show that they care, not only for themselves but also for each other, that is the occasion when a rainbow is shining down on somebody else.
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Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.
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Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.
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I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
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I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.
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I had to trust life and believe that life loved the person who dared to live it.
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And one of my absolute favorite quotes of all-time, one that I've adopted as one of my greatest life mottos: Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: I'm with you kid. Let's go.
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Spirit is an invisible force made visible in all life.
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