“Still, like dust, I'll rise.”

— Maya Angelou · Courage quote

Poet, memoirist · 1928 – 2014

American poet and memoirist best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).

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

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.

When you learn, teach. When you get, give.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

All great achievements require time.

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.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.