I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better
American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
Work is the thing upon which everything else in this world depends
There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right
The one who steps back will not progress
You only lose what you cling to
Those who tell the stories rule society
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