My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry, to get my work done and try to love somebody and have t

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry, to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Author: Maya Angelou

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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.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always one more time.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

Love is when two people know everything about each other and are still friends.

I love to travel, but hate to arrive.

In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.