Quotes of Maya Angelou

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The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.

- Maya Angelou

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“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ Mysteries of attraction could not always be explained through logic. Sometimes the fractures in two separate souls became the very hinges that held them together. ”

- Lisa Kleypas

“ I've always kept one emotional suitcase packed. With you, I live out of one, every day, and I keep a cab on speed dial. ”

- Heather Angelika Dooley

“ Sometimes you never realize how much you like someone, until you watch them liking someone else. ”

- Unknown

“ Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. ”

- Kyle Chandler

“ 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. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much. ”

- Robert Louis Stevenson

“ Choose being kind over being right, and you’ll be right every time. ”

- Richard Carlson

“ Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes. ”

- Paulo Coelho

“ But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you already are. ”

- Unknown

“ When your only competition is becoming a better you, you will always win the game. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. ”

- Andrew Carnegie

“ Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. ”

- Mark Twain

“ True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked. ”

- Erich Segal

“ Everyone's time is limited. What matters most is to focus on what matters most. ”

- Roy Bennett

“ It is time to stop a young woman from being manipulated to break her ass and tear herself down to the core in order to build a man up. Once she builds him up, more than half the time he leaves her to figure out the millionpiece puzzle of life. Wow! It never amazes me how men forget who was there for them when they didn’t have a damn thing to their name. It’s a timeout for that! ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ What if it becomes less about how we look and more about how much we care? What if it becomes less about how much money we earn and more about how much we share our good fortune? Imagine a world where who we are in our hearts is the ultimate status symbol. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree