Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
MAYA ANGELOUWhat 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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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
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I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.
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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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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
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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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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
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Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
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The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
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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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As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
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