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

Other quotes by Maya Angelou

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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alone
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For Africa to me… is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place. – Maya Angelou

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Black History
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Other Quotes from
Life
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We are born wet, naked, and hungry. Then things get worse. – Author Unknown

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Life

I wish to die knowing that I took a fleeting instant of eternity and fashioned from it a lifetime. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Life

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. – Samuel Butler

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Life

Being yourself is one of the hardest things because its scary. You always wonder whether youll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record Inside Out because thats my motto about life. I dont think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are. – Emmy Rossum

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Life

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Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. – Larry Wilde, The Merry Book of Christmas

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Christmas

Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. – Lord Acton

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Faith

I mean, we are tribal by nature, and sometimes success and material wealth can divide and separate – its not a new philosophy Im sharing – more than hardship, hardship tends to unify. – Colin Farrell

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Success

I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor. – Michael J. Fox

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Humor