"You may be pretty or plain, heavy or……" — Maya Angelou
"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 powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer."
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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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More Election Quotes
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The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.
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They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this…
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Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny.
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If we want to kill Obamacare and we want to end socialized medicine, it must be done in the next…
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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the…
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It was clear soon after his election that Obama, like FDR, wanted to start dealing with the economic crisis immediately…
— Russell Baker
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Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.
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The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I…
— Roseanne Barr
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The American people are sick and tired of this 'lesser evil' garbage they get fed every election year. Both the…
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I will barnstorm American living rooms. Mainstream media will be unable to ignore me, but more importantly they will be…
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is…
— John Quincy Adams
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
— John Quincy Adams
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