A Quote by Maya Angelou

We need much less than we think we need. — © Maya Angelou
We need much less than we think we need.

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Always take much less than you think you'll need.
As much as we need to approve the Keystone pipeline, we need to think far broader than that.
You don't realize all the things you have in this world, much more than you need, and you do much less than you can.
We need to work less to achieve more. We need to stop fighting food and start embracing it. We need to stop punishing our bodies and start providing for them. We need to slow down and enjoy and then we’ll get the results we’ve been looking for—and sooner than we expect.
If you have two coats you have stolen one. We have no right to have more than we need when someone else has less than they need.
I definitely think we need to lean more on God. And I do think we need to praise, because we need to give it outward. You know, whenever you think you're in tough circumstances, there's always somebody who's in a worse position than you.
I shall not accept more than I need while others in the world have less than they need.
We need art as much as we need good works. You need it like food. You need it for inspiration to keep going on the days that your low. We need each other in that way.
We need clear days to see the horizons; we need foggy nights to see beyond the horizons! Man sometimes can think much deeper when he sees less!
People talk about this 'bucket list': 'I need to go to this country, I need to skydive.' Whereas I need to think as much as I can, to feel as much as I can, to be conscious and observe and understand me and the people around me as much as I can.
For small businesses, you need less taxes, less federal spending, and you need less regulation that blocks their growth.
My best beauty secret is simple: Have the right palette and the right colors and remember, you need so much less makeup than you think.
The price of peace is to abandon greed and replace it with giving, so that none will be spiritually injured by having more than they need while others in the world still have less than they need.
I don't think we [the USA] need more troops. I think we need to be less worried about civilian casualties.
Those of us whose parenting style can be described as "a series of reflexes, instincts, and minute-by-minute adjustments," as Julie of A Little Pregnant puts it, rather than as a philosophy, are less invested in our own practices. What we do is often less a matter of conviction than one of convenience. What we need to remember is that there is no need to apologize for that, even in the face of the most red-faced outrage.
I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.
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