Maya Angelou Quotes, Art Quotes, Philosophy Quotes

Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.

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I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

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My great blessing is my son, but I have daughters. I have white ones and Black ones and fat ones and thin ones and pretty ones and plain. I have gay ones and straight. I have daughters. I have Asian ones, I have Jewish ones, I have Muslim ones.

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I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scripture. But I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth.

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Live as though life was created for you.

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Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better.

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Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. You must love yourself first, of course, and you must protect yourself so that nobody overrides you, overrules you, or steps on you. Just say, 'Just a minute. I'm worth everything, dear.'

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In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'

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Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.

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We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we do better.

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I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.

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If the door has been opened and I've been invited, or if I'm not invited and I somehow know I'm supposed to go in there, I put myself together and go in, praying all the while. I try to learn something before I go in. I try to show some respect of the place I'm going into.

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If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain.

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I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be.

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You may not remember what a person said to you, you may not remember what a person did to you, but you will never forget how a person made you feel!

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The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labour.

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Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that actions as natural and to be expected.

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I think Clinton, after getting into office and into Washington, was shocked at being bludgeoned. So he spent time trying to be all things to all people - one way guaranteed not to be successful or respected in a lion's den. You can't just play around with all those big cats - you've got to take somebody on.

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Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.

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In Stamps the segregation was so complete that most Black children didn't really, absolutely know what whites looked like.

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