Maya Angelou Quotes, Life Quotes, Wise Quotes

Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.

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At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.

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Glory falls around us as we sob a dirge of desolation on the Cross

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Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.

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My heart is so heavy when I see the reality of the Indian reservation and as an American, I know I am, too, responsible.

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Whining lets the brute know there's a victim for him in the neighborhood!

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Nobody can enjoy unless we all enjoy, truly enjoy.

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I'm grateful to be an American. I am grateful that we can be angry at the terrorist assault and at the same time be intelligent enough not to hold a grudge against every Arab and every Muslim.

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The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

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Information helps you to see that you're not alone. That there's somebody in Mississippi and somebody in Tokyo who have wept, who've all longed and lost, who've all been happy. So the library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you're not really any different from everyone else.

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The public library building, in my view, is just a little lower than the church, the cathedral, the temple, the synagogue and the mosque. Within those walls and along those stacks, I have found security and assurance.

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It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.

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I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.

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Without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

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I am convinced that most people do not grow up ... our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magnolias.

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And I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can't ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won't stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you'd be surprised that people say, "Can I be of help?"

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You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

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It is the worst thing you can do, women, is whine, .. I mean the worst. Don't complain, protest.

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Let me tell so much truth. I want to tell the truth in my work. The truth will lead me to all.

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Human beings are more alike than unalike. Whether in Paris, Texas, or Paris, France, we all want to have good jobs where we are needed and respected and paid just a little more than we deserve. We want healthy children, safe streets, to be loved and have the unmitigated gall to accept love. If we are religious, we want a place to perpetuate God. If not, we want a good lecture every once in a while. And everyone wants someplace to party on Saturday nights.

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