Maya Angelou Quotes
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
Quotes to Explore
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is.
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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Although I have no plans to tweet, I am fascinated by developments on the Internet.
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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The celebration of homeownership seems to be part of a countermovement against popular owning of shares in corporations.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
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I hope that what you take away from my album is not just the music - which I did want to be fun, and I did want it to be about individuality, but please also take away from it that there's no dream that's too big.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.
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I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
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The way to resumption is to resume.
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I love New York. I've always loved New York.
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I would tell new artists to be themselves. Show your talents first, have your own identity, don't try to be Lady Saw. If you're coming out to be like me, once you get in, return back to yourself, that's the only way you'll be happy. Don't come in trying to be me and then disrespect me.
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The first quality of a soldier is constancy in enduring fatigue and hardship. Courage is only the second. Poverty privation and want are the school of the good soldier.
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Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left.
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Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
