Maya Angelou Quotes
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
Quotes to Explore
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Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp scissors, the car keys - this is one they understand better than we do.
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I live alone, so I don't really talk to anyone once I'm home. I have some silent nights.
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You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you. It will return to the soil, and there a plant may take it up again in time, sending it once more on a cycle of plant and animal life.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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There's nothing fun about 30 people standing around watching you, like, pretend to pleasure someone. Nothing enjoyable about it, believe me.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
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For the first time I'm free to be myself.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.
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Humanity appreciates truth about as much as a squirrel appreciates silver.
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I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.
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I know the consequences of my decisions. I've said no to the biggest of brands. So when I say no to something, I know how much business I will lose out on.
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My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
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A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups.
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'Pong' is simply a knockoff of the Odyssey Ping-Pong game.
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I don't agree with that decision because I don't think by Saturday we will have a new (Palestinian) government.
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At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
