Maya Angelou

The quality of strength is not the ability to do five hundred push-ups. It's the ability to get up every time you're knocked down.

Each of us has a right to be heard. We must respect each other's right to be heard.

I believe that every person is born with a talent.

The human heart is not a machine. It's a miracle.

We are all human beings, and we all have the same needs.

I'm a writer, and I'm a poet, and I'm a dancer, and I'm a singer, and I'm a director, and I'm an actress, and I'm a producer, and I'm a mother, and I'm a wife, and I'm a friend, and I'm a lover, and I'm a human being.

I believe that the most important thing a person can do is to be kind.

We must not be afraid to speak our minds, even if our voices shake.

The honorary degree is a wonderful thing. It's like being given a gold medal for something you didn't even know you were competing in.

I'm grateful for everything. I am grateful for the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful. I'm grateful for it all.

We are all in this together, and we must help each other.

I am a woman / Phenomenally. / Phenomenal woman, / that's me.

I've learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.

The needs of a human being are simple. To be loved, to be needed, to be wanted, to be understood.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

We are all human, and therefore, we are all flawed.

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

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.

I've learned that you can always pray for a miracle, but you should also be prepared to work for one.