Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
MAYA ANGELOUMy mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
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Let 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.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
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Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
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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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The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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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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