A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

I go to a hotel and try to get there by 5:30 in the morning. I keep a dictionary, a thesaurus, a bible, a deck of playing cards, a bottle of sherry, and stacks of yellow sticky pads. I shut myself in for six, seven hours. I have an arrangement with the hotel that no one may go in my room. After three or four months, they might slip notes under my door like, "Dear Ms. Angelou, please let us change the linens. We think they might be molding." It's probably true. I let them in if they promise not to touch anything other then the bed.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

You build your 'COURAGE MUSCLE' daily, by being courageous in little things. Just do right.

Step off the road. Build yourself a brand new path.

I've lived many places on the planet, and I still have friends in many places.

Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.