You may not remember what a person said to you, you may not remember what a person did to you, but you will never forget how a person made you feel!
Maya AngelouThe children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.
Maya AngelouHold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything? The ability to have somebody to tell your story to is so important. It says: 'I was here. I may be sold tomorrow. But you know I was here.'
Maya AngelouEach of us has the right and the responsibility to assess the roads which lie ahead, and those over which we have traveled, and if the future road looms ominous or unpromising, and the roads back uninviting, then we need to gather our resolve and, carrying only the necessary baggage, step off that road into another direction. If the new choice is also unpalatable, without embarrassment, we must be ready to change that as well.
Maya Angelou