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Only equals make friends, every other relationship is contrived and off balance.
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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When the human race neglects its weaker members, when the family neglects its weakest one - it's the first blow in a suicidal movement.
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When we know better, we do better.
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Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaking need for an unshakable God. My pretty Black brother was my Kingdom Come.
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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
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The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.
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