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Nathaniel Hawthorne once said that easy reading is damn hard writing.
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
Marguerite Anne Johnson
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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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There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know.
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To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision.
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I always felt, if I can get to a library, I'll be OK.
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It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I’m a woman Phenomenally.
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Life loves the person who dares to live it.
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Courage, I don't think anybody is born with courage. I think you may be born with a flair to braggadocio, you know. That's not courage.
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Forgive yourself - no one else will.
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And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're not, at least you can have the sense that there is a condition inside you which looks at the stars with amazement and awe.
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I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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The root cause of all the problems we have in the world today is ignorance of course. But most, polarization.
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Be courageous, but not foolhardy. Walk proud as you are.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
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Spirit is an invisible force made visible in all life.
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Martin Luther King was a human being with a brilliant mind, a powerful heart, and insight, and courage and also with a sense of humor. So he was accessible.
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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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Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style.
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All great acheivements require time.
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