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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

~Maya Angelou

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

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Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

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I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

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If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: April 4th, 1928

Died: May 28th, 2014

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