"I think when we don't know what to……" — Maya Angelou
"I think when we don't know what to do it's wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds and breathe deeply."
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760 Quotes by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou has 760 quotes on this site.
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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget…
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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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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love…
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While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else…
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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
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My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go…
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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able…
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If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.
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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…
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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I love hearing my audience breathe.
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