I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do i…

Maya Angelou
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I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too. ✨ Twitter post from Nov 23, 2015
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The dread of futility has been my life-long plague. ✨ Maya Angelou (2012). The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, p.190, Modern Library
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I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too. ✨ Twitter post from Nov 23, 2015

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