Maya Angelou

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

"Just like there's always time for pain, there's always time for laughter."

"I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people."

"Tomorrow is never promised to anyone."

"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are."

"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a life."

"Patience is a virtue."

"I was searching for something I couldn't name."

"Life loves the liver of it."

"Knowing about it and knowing it are not the same thing."

"My heart is acting like my head is in charge, when we both know the truth."

"I learned long ago that those who appear the most beautiful are often the loneliest."

"The sadness is just loneliness."

"I accept the challenges, but I refuse to accept defeat."

"Every writer has something to say that the world needs to hear."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort."

"Thank you for the days, all days, but especially the difficult ones."

"I'm a natural information worker."

"In diversity there is beauty and strength."

"Each of us must come to his own terms with life."

"Racism, sexism, and all forms of discrimination are borne in ignorance."

"I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance."

"The needs of a society determine its ethics."

"I believe we are responsible for our own lives."

"The invisible made visible through the visible."

"There are times when I need to be alone with my thoughts."

"Forgiveness is action."

"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists."

"Life likes to be lived."