![]() "Lift up your eyes upon this day breaking for you. "Ask for what you want, and be prepared to get it." Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive." "You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest." Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Dont be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good. "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands you need to be able to throw something back." The desire to reach hearts is wise.' - Maya Angelou 'If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. "I believe that each of us comes from the creator trailing wisps of glory." "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." "If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be." "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." "Have courage to trust love one more time, and always one more time." "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." If you can't change it, change your attitude." "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within." "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." "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." Read about the impressive legacy of awards and accomplishments Angelous left behind. See videos of past interviews Maya Angelou gave to ABC7 over the years. ![]() (WJLA) - All over Facebook and Twitter Wednesday have been waves of people sharing some of the late poet, author and activist Maya Angelou's quotes that most resonate with them.Īngelou herself left a lasting one on May 23 for her final tweet: "Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God." Read more about the life and legacy of Maya Angelou. ![]()
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