I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
MAYA ANGELOUAny 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.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
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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 main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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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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Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.
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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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Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
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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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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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