At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.

Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

Christians already? It seems to me that it takes a lifetime of work.

What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.

You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn't do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it. You talk it. Never stop talking it.