"It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable." ~Maya Angelou
"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return." ~Maya Angelou
"To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents."
~Maya Angelou, Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female
"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
"Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud." ~Maya Angelou
"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." ~Maya Angelou
"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."
~Maya Angelou
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." ~Maya Angelou
"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color." ~Maya Angelou