"I can see in the acorn the oak……" — Maya Angelou
"I can see in the acorn the oak tree. I see the growth, the rebuilding, the restoring. I see that is the American psyche. There is so much we can draw understanding from. One of the lessons is the development of courage. Because without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently."
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760 Quotes by Maya Angelou
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The night I filled an inside straight: Even a blind hog's gonna root up an acorn once in a while.
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