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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Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. — Maya Angelou

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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.― Sharon Salzberg

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My favorite-ever version of 'King Lear' is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormous fur thing, and it adds enormous gravitas. - Ben Mendelsohn

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The expert at anything was once a beginner. – Helen Hayes

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Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you. ― Steve Maraboli

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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. — Judy Garland

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You don’t have a self confidence issue, you have a self acceptance issue. Once you genuinely accept yourself, you don’t need to ‘be confident’ anymore, you can just ‘be’ yourself. ― Curtis Tyrone Jones

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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

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