"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."
- Maya Angelou

"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances."
- 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

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
- Maya Angelou

"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!"
- Maya Angelou

"Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nurturing."
— 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

"Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud."
- Maya Angelou (Letter to My Daughter)

"We need much less than we think we need."
- Maya Angelou