You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.
~ Maya Angelou

It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

~ Maya Angelou

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

~ Maya Angelou

All great achievements require time.

~ Maya Angelou

Nothing will work unless you do.

~ Maya Angelou

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. — Maya Angelou

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. — Maya Angelou

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

I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind. — Maya Angelou

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. — Maya Angelou

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. — Maya Angelou

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. — Maya Angelou

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. — Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. — Maya Angelou