We need much less than we think we need.
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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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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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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When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.
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I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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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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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.
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It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
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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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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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