Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
MAYA ANGELOUWithout courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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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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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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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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First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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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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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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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
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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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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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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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I sustain myself with the love of family.
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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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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
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Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.
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I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’.
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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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If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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