Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
MAYA ANGELOUPoetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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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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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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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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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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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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As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.
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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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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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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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