There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
MAYA ANGELOUThere is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
MAYA ANGELOUMaking a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
MAYA ANGELOULive as though life was created for you.
MAYA ANGELOULove life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.
MAYA ANGELOUWhat 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.
MAYA ANGELOUDon’t let the man bring you down.
MAYA ANGELOUWhen you learn, teach, when you get, give.
MAYA ANGELOUI’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.
MAYA ANGELOUThe ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
MAYA ANGELOUThe main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
MAYA ANGELOUHate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
MAYA ANGELOUMy mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
MAYA ANGELOUMy 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.
MAYA ANGELOUMake every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
MAYA ANGELOUMusic was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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