Carolina QuotesTalent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it.
Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas
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Maya Angelou (b. 1928), American author and performer. Black Women Writers at Work, Ch. 1, by Claudia Tate (1983).
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- 1928
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“Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity.…” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-1376C84E24. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/1376c84e24
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