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.
MAYA ANGELOUThe best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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The 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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Nothing will work unless you do.
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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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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
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I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
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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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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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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
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