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.
MAYA ANGELOUI’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’.
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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
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Success is loving life and daring to live it.
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Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.
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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
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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’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.
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I’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.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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All great achievements require time.
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