Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
MAYA ANGELOUTalent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
More Maya Angelou Quotes
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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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We need much less than we think we need.
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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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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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When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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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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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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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
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