Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
MAYA ANGELOUI believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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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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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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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library.
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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 we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.
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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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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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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.
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It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
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Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.
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