Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
MAYA ANGELOULet 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.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
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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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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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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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I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.
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It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
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The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.
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When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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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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