Maya Angelou Quotes
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A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself.
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As regards literary culture, it fascinates me that it has been so resilient to the Union. For example, when T.S. Eliot wanted to become poet in these lands, it wasn't as an English poet, it was an Anglian poet he wanted to be.
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I had a major bug for cities and for paintings and literature and all the things I thought went on in cities.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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I do things right. No shortcuts.
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Do all things with love.
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My mom is awesome. She's really young. My mom is 40, and she raised me listening to Nirvana and Courtney Love and Coldplay, Gin Blossoms, The Cranberries, and stuff. Like, my early, early memories are of being a little kid running around in floral skirts and Doc Martens when I was, like, three.
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My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
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Things have always sort of happened for me. Something else always comes up.
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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I just write mechanical things.
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The first album I ever bought with my own money was 'Ten.' Every single song reminds me of my childhood.
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When I went to university in Colorado, I was encouraged to write very innovative, experimental things, and some of the short stories in 'Bearded Ladies' are a little bit experimental.
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I like to wear things that are daring but also not seem too avant-garde.
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Simply, there are many things I would like to do.
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I don't watch a lot of T.V. I only watch things via Netflix, so I only watch the things that I'm choosing to watch.
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I'm getting to be a real pro at coming into things midstream and trying to catch up.
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Travel teaches as much as books.
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The same things are best both for individuals and for states, and these are the things which the legislator ought to implant in the minds of his citizens.
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The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.
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We must pass a national energy policy to continue our successes in the War on Terrorism.
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Once upon a time, an editor could try out one or two wacky books, knowing full well that their list would counterbalance any risk with a stable of best-sellers and safe bets. Nowadays, every book must earn its own bread. With low overheads and an often episodic operating status, the small independent press is nicely placed to snap up the most innovative literature going at the moment. To take the risks. Meaning that small presses are no longer just outfits set up to publish your or your friends' work. They have something genuinely important to offer.
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One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.
