I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
MAYA ANGELOUPoetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
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There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
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The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library.
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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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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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I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a 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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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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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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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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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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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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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.
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First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
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