Quote by Maya Angelou
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its pl

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice. – Maya Angelou

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We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. – Maya Angelou

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One isnt necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We cant be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. – Maya Angelou

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Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions. – Sai Baba

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Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove. – Ashleigh Brilliant

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You live and learn. At any rate, you live. – Douglas Adams

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Though we live amid promiscuous pressures, spiritual clutter and forgetfulness, we probably still value the integrity of life. – Baker Brownell, The College and the Community, 1952

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When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. – Otto von Bismarck

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When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, Just go to sleep. Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as Ive grown older, Ive realized just how smart Knight was. – Ben Stein

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