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By Maya Angelou
Therein lies our chance toward nobleness—not nobility—but nobleness, the best of a human being is in that ability to overcome.
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- Commencement Address (excerpts), Maya Angelou to the Wellesley College class of 1982, June 4, 1982
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- Wellesley College Archives. Used with permission, for non-commercial use only. Commercial use requires permission (MayaAngelou.com).
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From Maya Angelou's commencement address to the Wellesley College class of 1982, delivered on 4 June 1982. It follows her point that everyone has risen after a night of fear, pain or loss.