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Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning African American poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 8 1928 and died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 28, 2014. Angelou was also a dancer, an actress and a singer.


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Quote Left At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice. Quote Right
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Quote Left I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. Quote Right
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Quote Left See, you dont have to think about doing the right thing if you are for the right thing then youll do it without thinking. Quote Right
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Quote Left To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Quote Right
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Quote Left Determine to live life with flair and laughter. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things