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Maya Angelou Quotes

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Maya Angelou

1928 -
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"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. "
"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. "
"I believe that every person is born with talent."
"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die."
"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die."
"Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told : I'm with you kid. Let's go."
"The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education."

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