Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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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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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek him just to find her.
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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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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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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
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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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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
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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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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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