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.
MAYA ANGELOUMy 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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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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Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
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You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
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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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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.
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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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I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
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All great achievements require time.
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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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