Maya Angelou Quotes
You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.
Quotes to Explore
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
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We all know that television is better for women as they get into their 40s. You could be more three-dimensional, not just the wife or the mother.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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I am glad that Wimbledon is my last slam. I love the atmosphere and courts of SW19, and it is an addiction, which I will find tough to give up.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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With this business, you have to learn to go with the flow. Not being able to grow in comfort is a beautiful thing when you're uncomfortable, so just embrace it and roll with it, and you'll come out stronger.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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I was at one time a football wife, and there is a certain level of bonding that happens between women who are the wives of football players.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.
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I always say spend more on classics, like a good pair of leather trousers, an amazing tailored jacket, or a classic handbag. Then you can just mix your everyday tops from the high street.
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In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
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I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
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I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.
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Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines these days is this: under the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, is smelling up the place a constitutionally protected form of expression?
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Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.
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He loves her just as much as she loves him. So, yeah, they make it work.
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You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.
