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I keep hitting the escape button but I am still here!
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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St. Louis
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Marguerite Annie Johnson
Marguerite Johnson
Marguerite Ann Johnson
Marguerite Anne Johnson
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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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Tell the truth and not the facts.
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I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.
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We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat, so that we can know who we are.
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All riddles are blues, / And all blues are sad, / And I'm only mentioning / Some blues I've had.
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Love liberates. Love - not sentimentality, not mush - but true love gives you enough courage that you can say to somebody, Don't do that, baby. And the person will know you're not preaching but teaching.
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I wouldn't trade anything for my story now.
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I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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My son is the best thing that ever happened to me. And through me - to a lot of people.
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Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.
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Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.'
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Give yourself time just to be with yourself.
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I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it. Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute.
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There is no place where God is not.
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