When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.
MAYA ANGELOUIt 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.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be 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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Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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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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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
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Live as though life was created for you.
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As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.
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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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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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Nothing will work unless you do.
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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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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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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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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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When you learn, teach, when you get, give.
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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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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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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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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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