Quote by Maya Angelou
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As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them. – Maya Angelou

Other quotes by Maya Angelou

The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. – Maya Angelou

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Home
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The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance. – Maya Angelou

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respect
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If you dont like something, change it. If you cant change it, change your attitude. Dont complain. – Maya Angelou

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Change
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Women think with their whole bodies and they see things as a whole more than men do. – Dorothy Day

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Men

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it. – H. L. Mencken

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Men

A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns. – Mario Puzo

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Men

Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread. – Richard Wright

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Men

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The Internet has brought communities across the globe closer together through instant communication. – Mike Fitzpatrick

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. – Nikita Khrushchev

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Hollywood is the dream factory, and no one dreams about older women. – Amy Heckerling

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A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke – and that the joke is oneself. – Clifton Paul Fadiman

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