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Maya Angelou Quotes

If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased Picture Quote #1

It’s so tedious writing cookbooks or writing the recipes because I’ve never been much of a measurer. But to write a book, you have to measure everything Picture Quote #1

I’m grateful to be of use. I will not be misused or abused, but I will be of use to anybody Picture Quote #1

Try to live your life in a way that you will not regret years of useless virtue and inertia and timidity Picture Quote #1

Have a purpose to your life: Purpose does not mean having a job... You can have a job and still be unfulfilled Picture Quote #1

Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity Picture Quote #1

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A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim Picture Quote #1

All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike Picture Quote #1

My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine Picture Quote #1

Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it Picture Quote #1

I would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I’m a human being, too. And I’m on the side of human beings, rather than on the side of crocodiles Picture Quote #1

Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It’s very clear Picture Quote #1

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I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there’s such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I say it happened, it happened, even if only in my mind Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in women’s health because I’m a woman. I’d be a darn fool not to be on my own side Picture Quote #1

I’m just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression Picture Quote #1

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still Picture Quote #1

The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society Picture Quote #1

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We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike Picture Quote #1

I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is Picture Quote #1

Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age Picture Quote #1

When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess Picture Quote #1

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard Picture Quote #1

I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good Picture Quote #1

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I know that I’m not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don’t know how not to Picture Quote #1

Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If you’re serious, you really understand that it’s important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you’re the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you’re funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity Picture Quote #1

Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn’t accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else’s insistence or someone else’s whim or convenience Picture Quote #1

I’m considered wise, and sometimes I see myself as knowing. Most of the time, I see myself as wanting to know. And I see myself as a very interested person. I’ve never been bored in my life Picture Quote #1

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If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased (Maya Angelou Quotes) It’s so tedious writing cookbooks or writing the recipes because I’ve never been much of a measurer. But to write a book, you have to measure everything (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m grateful to be of use. I will not be misused or abused, but I will be of use to anybody (Maya Angelou Quotes) Try to live your life in a way that you will not regret years of useless virtue and inertia and timidity (Maya Angelou Quotes) Have a purpose to your life: Purpose does not mean having a job... You can have a job and still be unfulfilled (Maya Angelou Quotes) Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity (Maya Angelou Quotes) A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim (Maya Angelou Quotes) All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike (Maya Angelou Quotes) My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine (Maya Angelou Quotes) Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it (Maya Angelou Quotes) I would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I’m a human being, too. And I’m on the side of human beings, rather than on the side of crocodiles (Maya Angelou Quotes) Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It’s very clear (Maya Angelou Quotes) I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life (Maya Angelou Quotes) I don’t think there’s such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I say it happened, it happened, even if only in my mind (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m interested in women’s health because I’m a woman. I’d be a darn fool not to be on my own side (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression (Maya Angelou Quotes) My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still (Maya Angelou Quotes) The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society (Maya Angelou Quotes) We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike (Maya Angelou Quotes) I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is (Maya Angelou Quotes) Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age (Maya Angelou Quotes) When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess (Maya Angelou Quotes) I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good (Maya Angelou Quotes) I know that I’m not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don’t know how not to (Maya Angelou Quotes) Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more (Maya Angelou Quotes) 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 (Maya Angelou Quotes) If you’re serious, you really understand that it’s important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you’re the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you’re funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity (Maya Angelou Quotes) Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn’t accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else’s insistence or someone else’s whim or convenience (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m considered wise, and sometimes I see myself as knowing. Most of the time, I see myself as wanting to know. And I see myself as a very interested person. I’ve never been bored in my life (Maya Angelou Quotes)

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