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| Quotations by Maya Angelou |
 People will forget what you said - People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.Success is liking yourself - Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. My mission in life - My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Making someone a priority - Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. If I am not good to myself - If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me? Most people don't grow up. - Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging. Hate, it has caused a lot. . . - Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. If you have only one smile in you - 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. Some people cannot see a good thing - 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. Precious hours fearing the inevitable - 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. Love life. Engage in it. - 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. The sadness of the women's movement - The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed. Shoot me with your words - You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, Rut still, like air, I'll rise, Understanding of illiteracy - My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. |
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