Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
MAYA ANGELOULove 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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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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I sustain myself with the love of family.
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Nothing will work unless you do.
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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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Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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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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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
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You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!
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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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Live as though life was created for you.
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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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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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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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