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“You did in your twenties what you knew how to do, and when you knew better you did better. And you should not be judged for the person that you were, but for the person that you're trying to be and the woman that you are now.
— Maya Angelou
Poet, memoirist and civil rights activist
Often misquoted as "Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.", "When you know better, do better." and "When you know better, you do better."
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