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Believe Quotes by Maya Angelou
- When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
- There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.
- I believe that every person is born with talent.
- I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of…
- My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring…
- I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the…
- ...We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a diamond is the…
- I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and…
- I believe in living a poetic life, an art full life. Everything we do from the way we raise our children to the way we…
- 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…
- I believe talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a…
- When I was asked to do something good, I often say yes, I'll try, yes, I'll do my best. And part of that is believing,…
- I had to trust life and believe that life loved the person who dared to live it.
- When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to…
- My entire stay there [high school] might have been time lost if it hadn't been for the unique personality of a brilliant teacher. Miss Kirwin…
- I am convinced that words are things, and we simply don't have the machinery to measure what they are. I believe that words are tangible…
- I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
- I do not need to know all things. I remind myself that it is sufficient that I know what I know and know that without…
- I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that one carries the shadows, the dreams, the fears and the dragons of home under…
- We may act sophisticated and worldly but I believe we feel safest when we go inside ourselves and find home, a place where we belong…
- I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is…
- I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.
- I believe talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a…
- I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives the mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is…
- The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
More Believe Quotes
- Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a… — Hannah Arendt
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective. — J. J. Abrams
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a… — Julian Assange
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. — Richard Bach
- The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing… — Neil Armstrong
- Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind… — Mary Kay Ash
- Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. — Isaac Asimov