The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
MAYA ANGELOUYou can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
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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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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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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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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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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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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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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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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 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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Don’t let the man bring you down.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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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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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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