About Maya Angelou

American poet and memoirist, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. (1928-2014)

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• Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou (2014)
• My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.Facebook post (July 4, 2011)
• You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.Letter to My Daughter (2009)
• Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.Interview in USA Today (March 5, 1988)
• You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.1982 interview, in Conversations with Maya Angelou (1989)
• If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)

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• Life is really very simple. What we give out, we get back.Louise Hay
• Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser, in fees, expenses, and waste of time.Abraham Lincoln
• The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.Abraham Lincoln
• Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.Abraham Lincoln
• Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.George Washington
• True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.George Washington

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