Maya Angelou Quotes
I'm very, very serious - I'm serious enough not to take myself too seriously. That means I can be completely wedded to the moment. But when I leave that moment, I want to be completely wedded to the next moment.
Quotes to Explore
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I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968.
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I'm only 26 - I don't know anything about life yet. Life is like a puzzle and my pieces are spread all over the world.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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I hate thinking about clothes. I hate shopping.
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I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.
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To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.
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I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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My problem was my inability to spend much time at home. I thought my family was secure, so I went running around everyplace else. I guess I had more of an effect on other people's kids than I did my own.
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It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.
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This is something caregivers have to understand: You have to ask for help. You have to realize that you deserve to ask for help. Because you need to keep on working on your own life.
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Money is power. Power is an aphrodisiac.
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I give people what they want in the hope that they will begin to want what I want to give them!
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for.
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There is a difference between a consumer - who passively receives the information that they are spoon fed - and a citizen - who engages with society, asks questions, does research, and works towards making a difference in their neighborhood, city, and country.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged on Wall Street that original research is on life support. Serious research can be bad for business, as well as expensive.
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Rock-and-roll, to me, is very serious because we deal with the young people. We deal with people who need something, and that's the same thing that a preacher does. He feeds you something that you need spiritually in your soul and in your makeup.
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We only want autonomous collaborators that are incentivized to make or break their own income.
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I'm very, very serious - I'm serious enough not to take myself too seriously. That means I can be completely wedded to the moment. But when I leave that moment, I want to be completely wedded to the next moment.
