This is my life. it is my one time to be me. i want to experience every good thing.

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

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.

You have to deal with what you encounter. But you must not be reduced. And so a way not to be reduced is don't whine! Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low.

Among other things, I'm thinking "I'm a child of God." That's amazing. And "I'm not only a child of God, but God loves me." The hardest part for me is to realize that while God loves me, and I am a child of God, I have to see the bigot and the brute and the rapist, and whether he or she knows it or not, I have to know that that person is a child of God. That is part of the responsibility - and it's hard.

Dare to let your dreams reach beyond you...

Pretty Women Wonder Where My Secret Lies, Im Not Cute Or Built To Fit A Fashion Models Size.