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You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.


Maya Angelou

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MAYA ANGELOU You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the v...
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MALOU GIL Maya Angelou had the ability to glean inspiration out of pain.
THE PROPHET OF LIFE You may like me. You may not like me. But, one thing is for damned sure…you will never forget me.
PETER CIMINO Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may no...
WILLIAM ARTHUR Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural he...
MAYA ANGELOU I've conducted the Boston Pops! Imagine that! Me! Maya Angelou! I've sang and danced at La S...
MAYA ANGELOU Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may no...
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a na...
MAYA ANGELOU I don't consider myself as an instrument, but you may still use me as your weapon.
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STANLEY CLARKE I feel very honored that I got a chance to work with Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey.
STANLEY CLARKE You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - i...
MAYA ANGELOU Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccess...
MAYA ANGELOU As you write your novel, you gradually start thinking like some of your characters in it. And at tim...
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LAURA MONCUR May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon you...
IRISH BLESSINGS When you are ill make haste to forgive your enemies, for you may recover.
AMBROSE BIERCE We're much alike, bee, you and me," I said. "You may carry your pack underneath you and your rifle m...
MICHAEL MORPURGO You may teach me how to find blessings first, but I rather teach you how to find God first,'cos in f...
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MARY J. BLIGE Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot.
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SUMMER SANDERS Will you love me in December as you do in May?
JACK KEROUAC You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encoun...
MAYA ANGELOU Will you love me in December as you do in May,
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SARA RAASCH May those who are still hidden in the mountains hear me. I am not going to give you a truce,
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ROBERTSON DAVIES Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt! May your eyes never shed such stormy, scalding, ...
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HJALMAR SCHACHT While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
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JEFFREY M. ELLIOT With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.
PROVERB With lies you may go ahead in the world - but you can never go back
RUSSIAN PROVERB So, why do you write these strong female characters?

Because you’re still asking me tha...
JOSS WHEDON Write it down now! You may never know who will read it tomorrow!
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GENE STRATTON-PORTER Child give me your hand so that I may walk in the light of your faith in me.
HANNAH KAHN I’ll give you one chance to run,
but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear…
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SUNDAY ADELAJA Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.
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DAVID O. SELZNICK Who are you?" he asked.
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EOIN COLFER Watson: "You may be right."

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CINDY LOU AILLAUD The Sage's Wish: Like Sun, from the East, may you continue to rise, smile and shine.
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NEIL KINNOCK Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
I...
LANGSTON HUGHES You may batter your way through the thick of the fray, You may sweat, you may swear, you may grunt...
EDMUND VANCE COOKE Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you befo...
MARY JEAN IRON Oh, write of me, not Died in bitter pains, but Emigrated to another star!
HELEN HUNT JACKSON Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord o...
BHAGAVAD GITA Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord ...
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Wind ...
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DONNA JO NAPOLI Here's to you and here's to me and may we never disagree, but if we do I'll still love you.
UNKNOWN I'm going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.
T.I. Heavenly Father you are all I have got. May your unfailing love surround me.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA You may kill me here; but you cannot make me go back.
DULL KNIFE Deep down I think I may be just like everyone else. And do you know what, Harry?"
"No sir."
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J. BRADLEY You may feel singled out when adversity enters your life. You shake your head and wonder, 'Why m...
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NDIVHUWO NELWAMONDO If you have come to these pages for laughter, may you find it.
If you are here to be offended, ...
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MAYA ANGELOU Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.
MAYA ANGELOU Soft you day, be velvet soft,
My true love approaches,
Look you bright, you dusty sun, <...
MAYA ANGELOU (That performance) did nothing for me. I think you may be in trouble.
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MAYA ANGELOU Nothing will work unless you do.
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I rise...
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When great trees fall,
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MAYA ANGELOU I answer the heroic question Death where is thy sting? It is here in my heart and mind and memories
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MAYA ANGELOU Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.
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MAYA ANGELOU Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
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MAYA ANGELOU If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.
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MAYA ANGELOU I'm grateful to intelligent people. That doesn't mean educated. That doesn't mean intell...
MAYA ANGELOU You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, ...
MAYA ANGELOU I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scrip...
MAYA ANGELOU When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
MAYA ANGELOU I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I&#...
MAYA ANGELOU You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot -...
MAYA ANGELOU I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself ...
MAYA ANGELOU If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
MAYA ANGELOU It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is...
MAYA ANGELOU If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
MAYA ANGELOU All great achievements require time.
MAYA ANGELOU Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
MAYA ANGELOU You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I ...
MAYA ANGELOU I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.
MAYA ANGELOU Most people don't grow up. It's too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. T...
MAYA ANGELOU There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more ...
MAYA ANGELOU I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.
MAYA ANGELOU I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people ...
MAYA ANGELOU It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
MAYA ANGELOU We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans - because we can...
MAYA ANGELOU I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.
MAYA ANGELOU I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life lo...
MAYA ANGELOU I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.
MAYA ANGELOU I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.
MAYA ANGELOU The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else'...
MAYA ANGELOU Information helps you to see that you're not alone. That there's somebody in Mississippi and...
MAYA ANGELOU Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessi...
MAYA ANGELOU One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we can...
MAYA ANGELOU If we don't plant the right things, we will reap the wrong things. It goes without saying. And y...
MAYA ANGELOU History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived...
MAYA ANGELOU I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaki...
MAYA ANGELOU What humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been pai...
MAYA ANGELOU Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.
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