I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
MAYA ANGELOUTo those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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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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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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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 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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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
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All great achievements require time.
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I sustain myself with the love of family.
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Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.
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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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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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