maya angelou quotes about strength

We learn geology the morning after the earthquake. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life, 1860



Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. ~David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature, 1739



Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep. ~Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750



I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. ~George Bernard Shaw



I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit. ~Mae West



I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. ~Alan Greenspan



There is only one way to cheer - hard! ~Author Unknown



Art is a shadow of what a person is thinking... a small glimpse of what they hold inside. Little secrets, regrets, joys... every line has its own meaning. ~Sarah, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999



We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn't it time that we should take risks to secure peace? ~J. Ramsay MacDonald



The best thing about doing needlepoint for very small children is that they are so uncritical. The don't say things like, "I see you've missed some stitches over here on the leg, was that intentional?" or "Was this creature blinded in a fight?" They will clasp it in their little arms and love it besottedly, inseparably as the thing becomes more and more rancid. ~Carole Berman and Jennifer Lazarus



The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. ~Hannah Whitall Smith



I named my kitten Rose - fur soft as a petal, claws sharper than thorns. ~Astrid Alauda



A true scrapbook addict is one who stages photographs to match paper she likes. ~Author Unknown



A bed without a quilt is like a sky without stars. ~Author Unknown



If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. ~Bern Williams



There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. ~Robert Nathan, So Love Returns



Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation. ~George Bernard Shaw, 1931



Hearing protection is a sound investment. ~Author Unknown



I can eat a man, but I'm not sure of the fiber content. ~Jenny Eclair



Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower