- "I believe that each of us comes from the creator trailing wisps of glory."
- "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."
- "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."
- "The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind."
- "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
- "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."
- "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
- "You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive."
- "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."
- "Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
- "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou
http://mayaangelou.com/
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/maya-angelou
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/maya-angelou
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tracyclayton/must-see-video-clips-of-dr-maya-angelou?utm_term=.jpW9D68p95#.kcr7Ag8V71
http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/world/2017/apr/04/on-the-88th-birth-anniversary-of-maya-angelou-heres-all-that-the-caged-bird-sang-100361.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-quotes/9663257/
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