My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
- Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou became one of the first cable car conductors in San Francisco at the age of 15 after briefly dropping out of school.
- Each person must live their life as a model for others.
- What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?
- Every student who enters upon a scientific pursuit, especially if at a somewhat advanced period of life, will find not only that he has much to learn, but much also to unlearn.
- Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
- Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
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Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.