My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUWomen should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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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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No one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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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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You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!
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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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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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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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You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
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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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