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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
Approximate author period: c. 1971 AD · modern
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- Maya Angelou
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- Approximate author period: c. 1971 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1928 to 2014; Wikidata Q19526, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19526 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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