Maya Angelou Quotes

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Maya Angelou Quotes

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"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."

Source: 80 million United States Postage stamps | Author: Maya Angelou

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"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise."

Source: Still I Rise | Author: Maya Angelou

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"I rise"

Source: "Still I Rise" | Author: Maya Angelou

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"The caged bird sings of freedom"

Source: Caged Bird | Author: Maya Angelou

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