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If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves.
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
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If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain.
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