Maya Angelou quotes - page 3

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. (Maya Angelou)
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. View quote
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My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself. View quote
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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope. View quote
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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. View quote
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Yet if we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls. View quote
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If you're for the right thing, you do it without thinking. View quote
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I know that I'm not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don't know how not to. View quote
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I had read a Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. She opened the first page and I heard poetry for the first time in my life...her voice slid in and curved down trough and over the words. She was nearly singing. View quote
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I couldn't tell fact from fiction, Or if the dream was true My only sure prediction In this world was you. I'd touch your features inchly. Beard love and dared the cost, The sented spiel reeled me unreal And I found my senses lost. View quote
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We grow despite the horror that we feed upon our own tomorrow. We grow. (Maya Angelou)
I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you. View quote
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Determine to live life with flair and laughter. View quote
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I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world's variety and uniqueness. View quote
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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. View quote
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When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace,love, prosperity, happiness... all the good things. View quote
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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. View quote
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Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always one more time. View quote
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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between. View quote
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You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. View quote
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i believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare. (Maya Angelou)
Yes. When I'm writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness. View quote
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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine. View quote
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Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse. View quote
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We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends, and living our lives. View quote
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