My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUWe delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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To those who are given much, much is expected.
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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
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I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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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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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.
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The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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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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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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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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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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