The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
MAYA ANGELOUThe desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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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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The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
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The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.
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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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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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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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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 am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.
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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek him just to find her.
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I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness, all the good things.
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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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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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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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Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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