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Powerful Quotes by Maya Angelou
- I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
- History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
- Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
- Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
- It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
- The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.
- You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us,…
- Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail…
- But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams.
- You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally…
- Love is a condition so powerful; it may be that which pulls the stars in the firmament. It may be that which pushes and urges…
- My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some…
- Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
- We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
- You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
- Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
- When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
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- A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. — James A. Baldwin
- Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. — Ansel Adams
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- I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people's psyches. — Alan Ball
- Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit. — Stefan Banach
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- I loved comedy all my life. I think it's a real powerful art form. — Roseanne Barr
- Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators. — Dave Barry