Maya Angelou Quotes, Wish Quotes, Trying Quotes

In all the institutions I try to be present and accountable for all I do and leave undone. I know that eventually I shall have to be present and accountable n the presence of God. I do not wish to be found wanting.

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I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.

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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

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When we know better, we do better.

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It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.

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There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It's as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet.

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I'm grateful to be of use. I will not be misused or abused, but I will be of use to anybody.

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The area where we are the greatest is the area in which we inspire, encourage and connect with another human being.

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Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

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I'm really saddened by the attempts to separate and polarize. This is a time when we have hungry people, people out of work, and people out of spirit. This is a time where we need to uplift, not to separate.

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Courage, I don't think anybody is born with courage. I think you may be born with a flair to braggadocio, you know. That's not courage.

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Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.

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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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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

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Some people cannot see a good thing when it is right here, right now. Others can sense a good thing coming when it is days, months, or miles away.

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I love a statement by the apostle Paul, in the Book of Philippians in the Bible. I think the Corinthians had been writing to Paul, telling him that old men were chasing young women, nobody was tithing - and all that must have run Paul crazy. He wrote back and said, "If there be anything of good report, speak of these things." That's one of my principles.It's another discipline that I encourage myself to employ - to, as much as possible, say the courteous thing, and then be it.

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We need much less than we think we need.

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Exchange love for hate...Thereby, making the present comfortable and the future promising.

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The devil lives in our mistakes, the lord lives in our rights. Who lives in our ignorance, and who wins after all?

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