Quotes from Maya Angelou

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.

The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virtues consistently.

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.

I find relief from the questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything. I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true.

I believe that quality level is determined primarily by the actual design of the product itself, not by quality control in the production process.

The desire to reach hearts is wise

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.

You forgive yourself for every failure because you are trying to do the right thing. God knows that and you know it. Nobody else may know it.

The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think.

Face our fears. We are able to say, 'I Have Fallen, But I Will Get Up.'