“If you are going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.”

— Maya Angelou · Success quote

If you are going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased. — Maya Angelou quote card
Poet, memoirist · 1928 – 2014

American poet and memoirist best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).

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