#Maya Angelou

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.

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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,

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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 how you

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Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.

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Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.

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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you

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Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.

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I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

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Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.

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If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do

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Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.

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If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do

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Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.

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When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.

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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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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

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My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of

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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

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If you only have one smile in you, give it to the people you love.

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As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal someone else.

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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,

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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 how you

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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

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