"In the flush of love's light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free."
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Maya Angelou
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Quotes by Maya Angelou
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."
"There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth."
"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."
"Segregation shaped me; education liberated me."
"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed."
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
"I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."
"Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life."
"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."
"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."
"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."
"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
"If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart."
"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her."
"First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love."
"All great achievements require time."
"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."
"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."