Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
MAYA ANGELOUMaking a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.
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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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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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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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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
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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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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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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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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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