Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.
- Maya Angelou
In 1993, Maya Angelou became the first African American and the first woman to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration. She read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s inauguration.
- The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
- There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
- Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.
- 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.
- Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
- 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.