You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise! – Quote Cookie

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!

- Maya Angelou

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Angelou received over 50 honorary degrees from universities around the world, including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford.

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