The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
MAYA ANGELOUEach time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.
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A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.
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Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness, all the good things.
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First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.
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When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.
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Nothing will work unless you do.
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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