A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
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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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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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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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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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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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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 don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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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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