“There are certain artists who belong to all the people, everywhere, all the time. The list of singers, musicians, and poets must include David the harpist from the Old Testament, Aesop the Storyteller, Omar Khayyam the Tent Maker, Shakespeare the Bard of Avon, Louis Armstrong the genius of New Orleans, Om Kalsoum the soul of Egypt, Frank Sinatra , Mahalia Jackson , Dizzy Gillespie , Ray Charles ... Celia Cruz ...All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us all that we are more alike than we are unalike. Maya Angelou Letter to My Daughter”
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“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within”
“I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life . As quoted in Goal Mapping : How to Turn Your Dreams into Realities (2006) by Brian Mayne, p. 84”
“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. As quoted in The Truth in Words (2005) by Neal Zero”
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry , but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh , eat , worry , and die , it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends . Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993) p. 12.”
“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. As quoted in Diversity : Leaders Not Labels (2006) by Stedman Graham, p. 224”
“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind , true, merciful , generous , or honest . As quoted in USA Today”
“A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense . No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. ... Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), chapter 5.”
“… There is an African saying which is:”
“We delight in the beauty of butterfly, rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty*”
“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. As quoted in Eleanor : The Years Alone (1972) by Joseph P. Lash”
“In Defense of Curiosity”
“good night, sleep well, pleasant dreams, with the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.' from”
“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. Preface (December 1960) to The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt (1961), p. xix”
“To me who dreamed so much as a child, who made a dreamworld in which I was the heroine of an unending story, the lives of people around me continued to have a certain storybook quality. I learned something which has stood me in good stead many times”
“We have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together or we are going to learn to live together and if we are to live together we have to talk. The New York Times (1960), as cited in The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women (1992) by Rosalie Maggio, p. 156”
“It isn't enough to talk about peace . One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. Voice of America broadcast”
“Understanding is a two”
“damned if you do, and damned if you don't.”
“Oh! I want to put my arms around you, I ache to hold you close. Your ring is a great comfort. I look at it and think she does love me or I wouldn't be wearing it! In a letter to Lorena Hickok, March 7, 1933”