Maya Angelou Quotes, Life Quotes, Dance Quotes

Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?

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The desire to reach hearts is wise

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When you know better you do better.

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You want me to do something... tell me I can't do it.

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The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

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The needs of a society determine its ethics.

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Money and power can liberate only if they are used to do so. They can imprison and inhibit more finally than barred windows and iron chains.

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If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.

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I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment.

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If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.

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This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.

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A certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to lead her and to read her every page. Even minimal people can't survive on minimal wage. A certain person wondered why I wait all week for you. I didn't have the words to describe just what you do. I said you had the motion of the ocean in your walk, and when you solve my riddles you don't even have to talk.

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Christians already? It seems to me that it takes a lifetime of work.

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To be human is to be challenged to be more divine. Not even to try to meet such a challenge is the biggest defeat imaginable.

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No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots.

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If more Africans had eaten missionaries, the continent would be in better shape.

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I have great respect for the past.

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I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.

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It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.

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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

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