Maya Angelou

“I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.”

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

“I sustain myself with the love of family.”

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

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

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

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

“We need much less than we think we need.”

“A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.”

“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”

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

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

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

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”

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

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”

“Nothing will work unless you do.”