At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

— Maya Angelou

At one time, you could sit on the Rue de la Paix in Paris or at the Habitat Theater in Tel Aviv or in Medina and you could see a person come in, black, white, it didn't matter. You said, 'That's an American' because there's a readiness to smile and to talk to people.

— Maya Angelou

A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself

— Maya Angelou

Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure. . . Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art: to bring all our energies to each encounter, to remain flexible enough to notice and admit when what we expected to happen did not happen. We need to remember that we are created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.

— Maya Angelou

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.

— Maya Angelou

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

— Maya Angelou

Continue to be bold, courageous. Try to choose the wisest thing and once you’ve chosen the wisest thing go out and try to achieve it. Be it.

— Maya Angelou

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

— Maya Angelou

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

— Maya Angelou

Courage is the most important of all virtues because without it, we can't practice any other virtue with consistency.

— Maya Angelou