My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUI did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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Live as though life was created for you.
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness, all the good things.
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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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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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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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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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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
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A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.
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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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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
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