Maya Angelou Quotes, Believe Quotes, People Quotes

I believe what I have to say is important, and I believe the people coming to hear me are important, and so the occasion of itself alone has an importance, which forces me to stare down my nerves.

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You may not remember what a person said to you, you may not remember what a person did to you, but you will never forget how a person made you feel!

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Blacks concede that hurrawing, jibing, jiving, signifying, disrespecting, cursing, even outright insults might be acceptable under particular conditions, but aspersions cast against one's family call for immediate attack.

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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.

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Don't bring negative to my door.

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We must be warriors in the struggle against ignorance

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Whining is just unbecoming.

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The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

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Look for the beauty in things.

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I am a woman phenomenally, phenomenal woman that is your grandmother, that is your mother, that is your sister, that is you and that is me.

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Life is a gift, and i try to respond with grace and courtesy.

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Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that actions as natural and to be expected.

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When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep

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There is a world of difference between facts and the truth. You can have so many facts that you don't deal with the truth. You never get to the truth. You have the places where, the people who, the times when, the reasons why, the methods how - blah blah. And never get to the human truth. The human truth is as elusive as the air. And as important as the air.

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At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

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Love 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.

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Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.

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Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes.

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Nobody can enjoy unless we all enjoy, truly enjoy.

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Troubles are a blessing that force you to change, to believe.

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