Maya Angelou

"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."

"There is a place in this world for the timid and the brave, but there is no place for the indifferent."

"Bad news has wings. Good news takes the bus."

"Knowledge is the most valuable currency in the world."

"I love the gathering in of friends, the bringing in of various people, the feeling of communion."

"The desire to reach for something beyond ourselves is what sets us apart."

"Art is the special creation of genius, which requires the highest exertion of human ability."

"Forgive yourself for not being perfect. That privilege is for the divine."

"Truth brings peace to those who embrace it."

"I think it is possible to carry love with you even if the person doesn't return it."

"The struggle of my life created empathy in me. I could relate to almost everybody."

"Celebration is a universal rite that opens the door to our divine nature."

"When a woman tells the truth, she is creating the possibility for more truth around her."

"It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all."

"I long for the time when we recognize that all people are created equal and deserve equal rights."

"The natural world is full of beauty and wonder if we take time to notice it."

"Success is wanting what you have, not merely having what you want."

"I am my grandmother's wildest dreams."

"Money, if it does not bring you peace, is money wasted."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"Fear is the primary obstacle to our becoming ourselves."

"There is a power in community that cannot be understated."

"I wish to die at a place where I am loved and remembered."

"The imagination is a creative power that can transform our reality."

"I've learned to be joyful even in the face of sorrow."

"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."

"Poetry is the act of making something new in the world."

"Politics without principle is a dangerous game."

"War creates orphans and widows; peace creates families."