Maya Angelou Quotes, Grace Quotes, Survival Quotes

All my work, my life, everything I do is about survival, not just bare, awful, plodding survival, but survival with grace and faith. While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

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There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know.

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I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side.

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If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up--lift her up. I would ask you, mother and father, brother and sister, lovers, mother and daughter, father and son, lift someone. The very idea of lifting someone up will lift you, as well.

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If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain.

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I like good food. People want a certain taste, but when they're offered something else, they'll overeat. If they really are looking for chicken and someone gives them pork chops, they'll say, "I will have another." And that's because their satisfaction is not reached. So I thought I would make great food, but eat less of it. I tried it and I've taken off over 40 pounds.

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You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

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You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

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If a person - any human being - is told often enough, "You are nothing. You are nothing. You account for nothing. You count for nothing. You are less than a human being. I have no visibility of you", the person finally begins to believe it.

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One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.

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