The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor and style.
Maya AngelouIf a person - any human being - is told often enough, "You are nothing. You are nothing. You account for nothing. You count for nothing. You are less than a human being. I have no visibility of you", the person finally begins to believe it.
Maya AngelouThe truth brings the past into the present and prepares us for the future. That's what truth does
Maya AngelouThere is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.
Maya AngelouI would say you might encounter many defeats but you must never be defeated, ever. In fact, it might even be necessary to confront defeat. It might be necessary, to get over it, all the way through it, and go on. I would teach her to laugh a lot. Laugh a lot at the - and the silliest things and be very, very serious. I'd teach her to love life, I can bet you that.
Maya Angelou