Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
MAYA ANGELOUHave enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
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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 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.
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!
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When you learn, teach, when you get, give.
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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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