The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
MAYA ANGELOUTalent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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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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My 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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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
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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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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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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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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
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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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Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
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When you learn, teach, when you get, give.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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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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Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
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