Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between. - Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014): I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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最善への希望を、最悪への覚悟を、その間の何にも驚かずに。 - マヤ・アンジェロウ (1928 - 2014): 『歌え、翔べない鳥たちよ（マヤ・アンジェロウ自伝）』
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![IMAGE: It's now or never. / The sooner the better. / When are you going to do it? If not now, then when? [Now, that's when! / Now is the time!]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/now-or-never-5950569_640trim480-100x75.jpg)
