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

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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

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We try to create a situation where we're the casino. It's like how an actuary would set insurance rates. Predictability, predictability, predictability. What's the path to least risk? What's the greater chance of getting some return on this asset? -Billy Beane

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.- Maya Angelou

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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.- Maya Angelou

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The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. – Martha Washington

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When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.

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I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind. -Maya Angelou

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You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.

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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.

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