Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
MAYA ANGELOULet gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
MAYA ANGELOULive as though life was created for you.
MAYA ANGELOUYou can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
MAYA ANGELOUI love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
MAYA ANGELOUWhen you learn, teach, when you get, give.
MAYA ANGELOUSuccess is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
MAYA ANGELOUWords mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
MAYA ANGELOUPoetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
MAYA ANGELOULove is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
MAYA ANGELOUI don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.
MAYA ANGELOUThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
MAYA ANGELOUMake every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
MAYA ANGELOUIt 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 ANGELOUDon’t let the man bring you down.
MAYA ANGELOUIf I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
MAYA ANGELOUThe problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.
MAYA ANGELOU