In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'
Maya AngelouOn the day of your birth, the Creator filled countless storehouses, set aside for your use and yours alone.
Maya AngelouThat's the biggest gift I can give anybody: 'Wake up, be aware of who you are, what you're doing and what you can do to prevent yourself from becoming ill.'
Maya AngelouThere is a lot of ignorance, and I don't mean intellectual ignorance. I mean people think that if you get something, it will take away from what I have. It's just ignorance.
Maya AngelouWhat I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks โthe cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,โ.... And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When Iโm writing, I write. And then itโs as if the muse is convinced that Iโm serious and says, โOkay. Okay. Iโll come.
Maya Angelou