I love Maya Angelou!

"If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves."

"I would like to be known as an itelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being."

"I like the person I am becoming."

"Content is of great importance, but we must never underestimate the value of style."

"Someone was here before you, lost before you, ignored before you, and yet, miraculously, someone has survived with passion, compassion, and humor and style."

"I am not competing with anyone other than myself. I want to be excellent at whatever I do."

"Life doesn't frighten me at all. Not at all. Not at all. Life doesn't frighten me at all."

"I've heard it said that winter, too, will pass and spring a sign that summer is due at last. See, all we have to do is hang on."

"There is something gracious and graceful about serving."

"When we step away for a time we are not being irresponsible, we are preparing ourselves to better perform our duties and obligations. Sometimes when we step away, we return to find that important questions have been answered in our absence."
Maya Angelou