At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.Maya AngelouCourage 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.Maya AngelouEffective action is always unjust.Maya AngelouI long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.Maya AngelouI love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.Maya AngelouI've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.Maya AngelouMusic was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.Maya Angelou
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