Maya Angelou Quotes
All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike.
Quotes to Explore
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.
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Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I think a lot of playwrights have a script in their bottom drawer that hopefully no one will ever see about a bunch of young people sharing a flat and getting up to crazy stuff.
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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
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You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.
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When you know that people know who you are, you are always working - and not the work you want to do. You are sort of performing, because you know they are looking - or at least glancing - at you.
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Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.
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'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.
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We are very serious about imposing weapons restrictions on the PFLP and other Palestinian groups operating from their camps in Lebanon.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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I always think of it in terms of music. You're not always going to be a huge rock star in music, but musicians can play until the day they die. With sports, it's different. You can't always do it until the very end, and that's a hard reality of sports.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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I learn my songs by ear.
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And wouldn't we be better off if every New Year's, we thought about the things we did right and we resolved to keep doing them, no matter how wacky they were.
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Economists say the inability to delay gratification is a primary predictor of economic failure in life.
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A film cannot make it into the culture without the support of critics.
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Instagram is a blessing - I love to post about everything I'm doing. The explore page is magical.
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There are some things we can control and others we simply cannot. And our ability to distinguish between them is critical to our happiness and wellbeing. Sometimes unexpected stuff will happen to us or around us. Our true power lies in our response.
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All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike.
