There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
MAYA ANGELOUEach time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
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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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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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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Live as though life was created for you.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.
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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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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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Let 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.
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We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.
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