“I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.”

—  Maya Angelou

As quoted in Goal Mapping : How to Turn Your Dreams into Realities (2006) by Brian Mayne, p. 84

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American author and poet 1928–2014

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