Maya Angelou Quotes
I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings.
Quotes to Explore
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.
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I've started working on a new album, I'm writing a new book... there are a lot of good things on the horizon.
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I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.
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I've got a nice car. I love my job. I've got a bagel store, and I have breakfast every morning with friends I grew up with. I've been in movies, I've written books - I don't know how that all happened.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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Women are sacred.
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Art class was my thing, but not any other class.
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I want people to just to see, all you got to do is have a little faith.
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Opening doors for us, helping us with our jackets and chairs - we love all that.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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If there is a reason I'm able to make unsympathetic characters human, it's because it's my desire to find what drives the unsympathetic behavior. Almost always at the bottom of it is some deep insecurity. Putting your finger on what each individual's particular insecurity is goes a long way to fleshing that person out.
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I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.
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I moved out at 18. I always studied classes and trained a lot, you know. I think nowadays is such a different time because there's so many channels promoting the celebrity aspect of things.
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Back in the '70s when my friends in California were at Berkeley, in-state tuition was around $700 a year.
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One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
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Avoid any specific discussion of public policy at public meetings.
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I didn't like children. I didn't think of myself as a child. I didn't like any of the things other children were interested in.
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In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
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Never venture near the door where sin dwells, lest you are dragged in.
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Nobody likes to admit that they made a mistake, but if you do, you have to stand up and take responsibility and you have to say that you were wrong.
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God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the hearts of people - either Christians or non Christians, it makes no difference - that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans.
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I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings.
