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" Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace. "

Maya Angelou

Pen

Peace

Mind

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" I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. "

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Little

Peace

Misunderstanding

" 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. "

" A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. "

" As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. "

" I refuse to allow any man-made differences to separate me from any other human beings. "

" I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind. "

" Deregulation created this epidemic of greed which according to the rules of capitalism was OK. Beyond that there was criminal behaviour. There have been no repercussions and it's hard to make your peace with. "

" I've never had a dislike for men. I've been badly treated by some. But I've been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them. "

" I promised myself that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything I know, but to make sure that everything I tell is true, as I understand it. And to use the eloquence which my language affords me. "

" Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength. "

" The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades. "

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" You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. "

" Human beings love poetry. They don't even know it sometimes... whether they're the songs of Bono, or the songs of Justin Bieber... they're listening to poetry. "

" I became the kind of parent my mother was to me. "

Maya Angelou

Parent

Mother