I've tried to be totally present, so that when I'm finished with a piece of work, I'm finished. … - Maya Angelou

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There is power in ambition, pleasure in luxury. . . but envy can gain nothing but vexation.

Maya Angelou

I've tried to be totally present, so that when I'm finished with a piece of work, I'm finished. . . . The work, once completed, does not need me. The work I'm working on needs my total concentration. The one that's finished doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to itself.

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