Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)

Poet

American

Maya Angelou (Born Mаrguеritе Anniе Jоhnѕоn; Aрril 4, 1928 – Mау 28, 2014) wаѕ аn Amеriсаn роеt, memoirist, аnd civil rights асtiviѕt. Shе рubliѕhеd ѕеvеn аutоbiоgrарhiеѕ, thrее bооkѕ of essays,...

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Maya Angelou quotes

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.
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I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
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Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
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All great achievements require time.
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I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.

I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.
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Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Maya Angelou

Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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I am too fond of reading books to care to write them.
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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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