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A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

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The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think.

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I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.

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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

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I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.

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It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: April 4th, 1928

Died: May 28th, 2014

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