What stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken; it's how she lived her life. She moved through the world with unshakable calm, confidence and a fierce grace.

When you don't give yourself the time and care you need, your body rebels in the form of sickness and exhaustion

The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else.

Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.

I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don't define you. It's what you stand for, what you're willing to do, how close to the truth you're willing to be in your life.

Love is a lesson worth learning.

You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.