The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
MAYA ANGELOUThe need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
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A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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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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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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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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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
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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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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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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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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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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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