Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
MAYA ANGELOUWhen you learn, teach, when you get, give.
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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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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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
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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 did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.
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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.
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Nothing will work unless you do.
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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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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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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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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
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I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
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While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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