More quotes by Maya Angelou

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."
"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."
"I sustain myself with the love of family."
"Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life."
"If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart."