#on

I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now. ↗

— Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#almost #been #big #choke #dance

As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#as far as #black #books #desired #except

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#does #every #find #home #human

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#ammunition #bad #billions #get #learn

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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