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Famous Maya Angelou Quotes
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
“No human being can be more human than another human being. I liberate you from my ignorance.”
“The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library”
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
“Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.”
“Let the brain go to work, let it meet the heart and you will be able to forgive.”
“Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”
“Let choice whisper in your ear and love murmur in your heart. Be ready. Here comes life.”
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.”
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: 'I'm with you kid. Let's go.'”
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.”
“I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.”
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.”
“I am the dream and the hope of the slave”