Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

"Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift."

"Whining is not only graceless, but can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood."

"Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift."

"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."

"Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for."