I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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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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If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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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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I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
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Don’t let the man bring you down.
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I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’.
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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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When you learn, teach, when you get, give.
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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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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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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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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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When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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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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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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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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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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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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When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.
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Live as though life was created for you.
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