Tag Archives: Maya Angelou

Thought For the Day: Without Courage, We Cannot Practice Any Other Virtue With Consistency. We Can’t Be Kind, True, Merciful, Generous, Or Honest

Posted on October 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou

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Thought For the Day: 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

Posted on April 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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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Thought For the Day: Courage Is the Most Important of All the Virtues Because Without Courage, You Can’t Practice Any Other Virtue Consistently

Posted on March 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou

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Thought For the Day: You May Encounter Many Defeats, But You Must Not Be Defeated…It May Be Necessary To Encounter the Defeats, So You Can Know Who You Are

Posted on July 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I’ve Learned That You Shouldn’t Go Through Life With A Catcher’s Mitt On Both Hands. You Need To Be Able To Throw Something Back

Posted on April 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou, poet (4 Apr 1928-2014)

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Thought For the Day: Love Recognizes No Barriers. It Jumps Hurdles, Leaps Fences, Penetrates Walls To Arrive At Its Destination Full of Hope

Posted on February 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” – Maya Angelou

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Thought For the Day: Laugh As Much As Possible, Always Laugh. It’s the Sweetest Thing One Can Do For Oneself & One’s Fellow Human Beings

Posted on January 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one’s fellow human beings.” – Maya Angelou

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Thought For the Day: Perhaps Travel Cannot Prevent Bigotry, But By Demonstrating That All Peoples Cry, Laugh, Eat, Worry, and Die,…If We Try…We May Even Become Friends

Posted on April 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“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.” -Maya Angelou, poet (4 Apr … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing So Pitiful As A Young Cynic Because They Have Gone From Knowing Nothing To Believing Nothing

Posted on January 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.” – Maya Angelou I had been searching for the right words with respect to Greta Thunberg. Ms. Angelou could not have said … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Can Learn A Lot About A Person By the Way They Handle Rainy Days, Lost Luggage and Tangled Christmas Tree Lights

Posted on December 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” – Maya Angelou

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