Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.

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Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. -Maya Angelou

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The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think. -Maya Angelou

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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. -Maya Angelou

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To learn something new, you need to try new things and not be afraid to be wrong. ― Roy T. Bennett

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You will receive everything you need when you stop asking for what you do not need. ― Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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I live a normal life. But I'm always thinking about what I'm going to do next, musically. 'Do I need a fresh producer? What was Peter Gabriel doing when he was 32?' - Brandon Flowers

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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better. ― Maya Angelou

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She was stronger now and did not need the opinion of a man to validate her beauty. ― Grace Hitchcock

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Every journey begins with a single step.

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