Maya Angelou Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Ideas Quotes

The idea of overcoming is always fascinating to me. It's fascinating because few of us realize how much energy we have expended just to be here today. I don't think we give ourselves enough credit for the overcoming.

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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

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When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.

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To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents.

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I had to trust life and believe that life loved the person who dared to live it.

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The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.

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In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don't have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don't need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you're sharing with.

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I am a very religious person, so it is the presence of God, the constant unwavering, unrelenting presence of God which continues to help me to keep a character which I am proud to show.

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Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

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Troubles are a blessing that force you to change, to believe.

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And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're not, at least you can have the sense that there is a condition inside you which looks at the stars with amazement and awe.

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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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You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

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I’ve got a magic charm That I keep up my sleeve, I can walk the ocean floor And never have to breathe.

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Don't get older just to get wiser. If you get older, you will be wiser, I believe that - if you dare. But get older because it's fun!

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Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations.

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Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.

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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

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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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I'm working at trying to be a Christian and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddyit's serious business. It's not something where you think, Oh, I've got it done. I did it all day, hotdiggety. The truth is, all day long you try to do it, try to be it, and then in the evening if you're honest and have a little courage you look at yourself and say, Hmm. I only blew it eighty-six times. Not bad.

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