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Giving Quotes by Maya Angelou

47 Giving quotes by Maya Angelou

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A time is a gift that we should share, Maya Angelou reminds us. She says that if you receive something, you give it back, and that forgiving others is one of the greatest presents we can give ourselves. Her thoughts also stress that teaching what you learn spreads the gift even farther.

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Life sometimes gives you a second chance.

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When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

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No one has ever become poor from giving.

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Give yourself time just to be with yourself.

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If you have, give. If you learn, teach.

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

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I've learned that forgiving is one of the greatest gifts that I can give myself.

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I encourage courtesy. To accept nothing less than courtesy, and to give nothing less than courtesy.

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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…

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I encourage you to live with life. Be courageous, adventurous. Give us a tomorrow, more than we deserve.

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When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.

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It is a no-fail, incontrovertible reality: If you get, give. If you learn, teach. You can't do anything with that except do…

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I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.

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Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray,…

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The nice thing about HOPE is that you can give it to someone else, someone who needs it even more than you…

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If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up--lift her up. I would…

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That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you…

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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,…

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I made the decision to quit show business. Give up the skintight dresses and manicured smiles. The false concern over sentimental lyrics.…

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Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden…

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Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it's right, it's easy. It's the other way round, too. If it's slovenly written,…

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The idea of overcoming is always fascinating to me. It's fascinating because few of us realize how much energy we have expended…

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Just do right. Right may not be expedient, it may not be profitable, but it will satisfy your soul. It brings you…

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Reduce your humanity through what Jules Feiffer called little murders. The minute I hear someone trying to demean me, I know that…

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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that…

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If you have a napkin, you need another napkin to receive back all the blessings you'll get. And you keep giving. Then…

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I like good food. People want a certain taste, but when they're offered something else, they'll overeat. If they really are looking…

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Joy is a freedom. It helps a person to find his/her own liberation. The person who is joyous takes responsibility for the…

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If on Judgement Day I were summoned by St. Peter to give testimony to the used-to-be sheriff's act of kindness, I would…

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Lift up your eyes upon This day breaking for you. Give birth again To the dream. Women, children, men, Take it into…

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It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

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I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

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A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is…

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Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.'

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I have need of a friend. There is one and only one who will give the air from his failing lungs for…

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Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many…

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Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.

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Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to…

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The black kids, the poor white kids, Spanish-speaking kids, and Asian kids in the US - in the face of everything to…

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“Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice. Whatever was given by Black people…

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The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

Life offers us tickets to places which we have not knowingly asked for.

Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and…

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…

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