Maya Angelou Quotes and Sayings
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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 of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that.”
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“My son is the best thing that ever happened to me. And through me - to a lot of people.”
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“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 style”
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“There is a world of difference between facts and the truth. You can have so many facts that you don't deal with the truth. You never get to the truth. You have the places where, the people who, the times when, the reasons why, the methods how - blah blah. And never get to the human truth. The human truth is as elusive as the air. And as important as the air.”
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“I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.”
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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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“I note the obvious differences between each sort and type, but we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.”
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“There are those who say that poets should use her and his art to change the world. I'd agree with that, but I think everybody should do that. I think the chef and the baker and the candlestick maker - I think everybody should be hoping to make it a better world.”
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“Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.”
-- Maya Angelou