We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
MAYA ANGELOUStepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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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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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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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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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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I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, I love you. There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
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If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
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Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
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