While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
MAYA ANGELOUMy mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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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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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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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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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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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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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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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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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
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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 you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
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