We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat so that we can know who we are. So that we can see, "Oh, that happened, and i rose. I did get knocked down in front of the whole world, and i rose. I didn't run away; I rose right where i had been knocked down." That's how you get to know yourself. You say "hmmm...i can get up! I have so much courage in me that i have the effrontery, the incredible gall to stand up." That's it. That's how you get to know who you are.
--Maya Angelou
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