Maya Angelou Quotes
I've never had a dislike for men. I've been badly treated by some. But I've been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them.
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Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs is still inspirational to me, as he managed to find the balance between right brain/left-brain thinking that is crucial to building a creative technology business.
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By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.
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As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
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The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.'
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Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.
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I don't think there's anything worse than your parents being alive and telling you to go give them some money and just act like they're dead.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script.
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Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
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Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.
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Growth doesn't hurt. This is what I've learned. In the end, it doesn't hurt. It hurts while it's happening. But in the end, you know, for life, for parenting, and for the arts, it's not a bad - not a bad thing to try for.
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Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them.
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Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
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I think, though, that people will read into a reporter's story a bias that they want to see in a reporter.
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I'm not the sort of writer who can walk into a party and take a look around, see who's sleeping with whom and go home and write a novel about society. It's not the way I work.
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I don't think the people are going to change their opinion on the health care plan because President Obama has now won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Sometimes people have nothing to say because they're too empty.
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My father smoked cigars his whole life, and my husband once in a while does. And when he does, it reminds me of my father. It's a heartwarming thing.
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Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.
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The fact that we are all trained to be mothers from infancy on means that we are all trained to devote our lives to men, whether they are our sons or not; that we are all trained to force other women to exemplify the lack of qualities which characterizes the cultural construct of femininity.
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I've never had a dislike for men. I've been badly treated by some. But I've been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them.
