“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.”
Tag Archives: Maya Angelou
“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.”
“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.”
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.”
“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.”