We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can sur…

Maya Angelou
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We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. ✨ Campus Life: Centenary; Love Is Message As Maya Angeloub Addresses 700, www.nytimes.com. March 11, 1990.
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We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. ✨ Campus Life: Centenary; Love Is Message As Maya Angeloub Addresses 700, www.nytimes.com. March 11, 1990.

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