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"We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share."

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MORE QUOTES BY Maya Angelou

“I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one”

Maya Angelou

“A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”

“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

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“Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.”

“Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success”

“Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning”

“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right.”

“You've got enemies? Good. That means you actually stood up for something in your life.”

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”

“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness”