Maya Angelou

“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.”

“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”

“We are all human; therefore, nothing human can be alien to us.”

“I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.”

“Women been gittin' pregnant ever since Eve ate that apple.”

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”

“We, unaccustomed to courageexiles from delightlive coiled in shells of lonelinessuntil love leaves its high holy templeand comes into our sightto liberate us into life.Love arrivesand in its train come ecstasiesold memories of pleasureancient histories of pain.Yet if we are bold,love strikes away the chains of fearfrom our souls.We are weaned from our timidityIn the flush of love's lightwe dare be braveAnd suddenly we seethat love costs all we areand will ever be.Yet it is only lovewhich sets us free.”

“I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.”

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.”

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

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”

“I am a WomanPhenomenally.Phenomenal Woman,that's me.”

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”

“There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.”

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

“When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.”

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

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”