I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
MAYA ANGELOUThe 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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Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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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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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness, all the good things.
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.
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