My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUMost 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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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.
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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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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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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
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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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I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.
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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
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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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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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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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Live as though life was created for you.
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