Maya Angelou Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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I am a human being. When you are frustrated, you do cry. It's more than once that I cried.
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I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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To people of my generation, the picture show was really another dimension - sensual, whimsical. No uniforms or collective rites, but a place where little boys like me could laugh and feel free.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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Am I old-fashioned? I think I might be. I am a lucky woman, because I was born with a priceless gift... the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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Everyone's clamoring for the fourth book in the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy, which makes me laugh. Just the part of 'a fourth book in trilogy' that makes me laugh, not the clamoring for the next book.
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We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans.
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Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.
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Written by the ancient Chinese philosopher of the same name, the 'Zhuangzi' is one long perplexing puzzle of a rambling collection of enigmatic short stories. It's a strange feeling to laugh at a joke written by someone in the 4th century B.C.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're laughing.
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I love my iPhone - I've actually gotten into games, and I find them really relaxing. Don't laugh at me, but I have 'Sally's Spa' - fantastic; 'Penguin Catapult' - it's great; and 'Word Solitaire' is my new favorite.
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You must learn to take life less seriously and to laugh.
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My looks have changed. I have laugh lines - not wrinkles.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
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I guess they're tough jokes. But there's lots of things you either laugh or cry at. And you just can't cry.
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I'm a realist and I always have been.
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First of all, it is clear that our efforts in Korea can blunt the will of the Chinese Communists to continue the struggle. The United Nations forces have put up a tremendous fight in Korea and have inflicted very heavy casualties on the enemy. Our forces are stronger now than they have been before. These are plain facts which may discourage the Chinese Communists from continuing their attack.
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I really hate being recognised. I'm quite a shy person, and I'm not very good at talking to strangers. So when people come up to me in the street, I just find it quite awkward. I don't really know what to say to them.
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The Ebola epidemic was the most frightening outbreak I have witnessed in my lifetime, and I believe it was necessary to react globally as strongly as we did.
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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.
