Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
MAYA ANGELOUI’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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When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
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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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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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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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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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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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I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’.
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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
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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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You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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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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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
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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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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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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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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.
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