I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya AngelouMy life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
Maya AngelouYou only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.
Maya AngelouI would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I'm a human being, too. And I'm on the side of human beings, rather than on the side of crocodiles.
Maya AngelouOne isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things-in the way that if one sets out to pick up a 100-pound bag of rice, one would be advised to start with a five-pound bag, then 10 pounds, then 20 pounds, and so forth, until one builds up enough muscle to lift the 100-pound bag. It's the same way with courage. You do small courageous things that require some mental and spiritual exertion.
Maya Angelou