Quotes - Thomas (Namarroi, Zambezia, Mozambique) Showing 1-24 of 24

#1

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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#2

“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

tags: 1993, advice, complaining, inspirational

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#3

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

tags: be-yourself, inspirational, misquote, self-determination

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#4

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
― Maya Angelou

tags: inspiration

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#5

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
― Maya Angelou

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#6

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
― Maya Angelou

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#7

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

tags: 2008, advice

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#8

“If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
― Maya Angelou

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#9

“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
― Maya Angelou

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#10

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”
― Maya Angelou

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#11

“To those who have given up on love: I say, "Trust life a little bit.”
― Maya Angelou

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#12

“If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”
― RuPaul

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#13

“When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do.”
― RuPaul

tags: creativity, destiny, identity, imagination, inspirational, power, self, transcendence, transformation

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#14

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela

tags: change, education

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#15

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
― Nelson Mandela

tags: attributed-no-source

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#16

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
― Nelson Mandela

tags: freedom, liberty

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#17

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
― Desmond Tutu

tags: goodness, incrementalism, kindness

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#18

“When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.”
― Desmond Tutu

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#19

“Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.”
― Harvey Milk

tags: coming-out

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#20

“Hope will never be silent.”
― Harvey Milk

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#21

“When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding

tags: failure, inspirational, risks, success, taking-risks

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#22

“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding

tags: acceptance, beauty, inspirational, true-beauty

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#23

“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others. ”
― Ellen DeGeneres

tags: comedy-humor

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