Maya Angelou

Born:

1928

Died:

2014
American poet,singer
We may encounter many defeats
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
This is a wonderful day
This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before.
If you are always trying to be normal
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you...
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to...
Love recognizes no barriers
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates...
I work very hard and I play very hard.
I work very hard, and I play very hard. I am grateful for life. And I live...
I sustain myself with the love of family.
I sustain myself with the love of family.
My mission in life is not merely to survive
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so...
This is a wonderful day
This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.
Have enough courage to trust love
Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We...
Music was my refuge
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and...
If you do not like something, change it
If you do not like something, change it. If you can not change it, change...