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.
To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome
To earn a suspicious living is worse than begging
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats
Respond to every call that excites your spirit
Happiness does not exist in a place where justice does not exist.
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