If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
MAYA ANGELOUPoetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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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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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness, all the good things.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.
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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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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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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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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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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
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Nothing will work unless you do.
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.
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