That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. …

Maya Angelou
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That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you many times, 'Cant do is like Dont Care.' Neither of them have a home. ✨ Maya Angelou (2012). The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, p.203, Modern Library
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That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you many times, 'Cant do is like Dont Care.' Neither of them have a home. ✨ Maya Angelou (2012). The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, p.203, Modern Library

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