Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
MAYA ANGELOUBe present in all things and thankful for all things.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.
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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.
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I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
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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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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
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We need much less than we think we need.
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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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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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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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