It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
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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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
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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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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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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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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.
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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
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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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I sustain myself with the love of family.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.
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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 love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
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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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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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