Maya Angelou

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

Gratitude • Evil • Faith

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.

Growth • Motivational • Success

Nothing will work unless you do.

Improvement • Motivational • Perseverance

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

Blessings • Generosity • Gratitude

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

Awareness • Confidence • Motivational

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.

Empowerment • Motivational • Perseverance

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

Ambition • Aspiration • Love

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Actions • Memories

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

Attitude • Change • Growth

I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss.

Education • Growth • Sacrifice

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

Education • Freedom • History

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

Ambition • Communication • Motivational

The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed.

Feminism • Love • Revolution

Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.

Chance • Love

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

Encouragement • Inspiration • Kindness

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Comfort • Loneliness • Music

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

Greed • Life • Love

No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

Encouragement • Hope • Motivational

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

Generosity • Happiness • Kindness

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Courage • Honesty • Kindness