Maya Angelou | Quote Cookie

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

- 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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