Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
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.
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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 sustain myself with the love of family.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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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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Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.
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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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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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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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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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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
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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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I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
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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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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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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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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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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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