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Inspirational Quotes by Maya Angelou

Index_card_top “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “I'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.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top “The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 11/13/08
“There is something more - the spirit, or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our minds. And mercy, and identity.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 08/24/09
“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  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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Index_card_top This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 11/08/11
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
 
Maya Angelou  (born 1928);
Poet, Dancer, Producer, Playwright, Director, Author
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