The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much a…

Maya Angelou
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The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
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I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is. ✨ FaceBook post byMaya Angelou from Feb 28, 2013
I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write for the reader. I do. But for the reader who hears, who really will work at it, going behind what I se … ▶
Never whine. Whining lets a brute know that a victim is in the neighborhood. ✨ Maya Angelou (2008). Letter to My Daughter, p.5, Random House
The woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough. ✨ Maya Angelou (2011). Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, p.6, Bantam
We must infuse our lives with art. Our national leaders must be informed that we want them to use our taxes to support street theatre in order to oppose street gangs. We should have a well-supported … ▶

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