Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
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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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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
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I sustain myself with the love of family.
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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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I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’.
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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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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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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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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.
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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
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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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The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.
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