Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
MAYA ANGELOUWhile one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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Don’t let the man bring you down.
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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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Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness, all the good things.
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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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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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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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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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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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