If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
MAYA ANGELOUWhile one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
MAYA ANGELOUI love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
MAYA ANGELOUWhen you learn, teach, when you get, give.
MAYA ANGELOULet gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
MAYA ANGELOUYou may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
MAYA ANGELOUWords mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
MAYA ANGELOUIt is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
MAYA ANGELOUThe idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
MAYA ANGELOUMy mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUMaking a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
MAYA ANGELOUThe desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
MAYA ANGELOUEach person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
MAYA ANGELOUCourage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
MAYA ANGELOUThe best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library.
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