“ Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age. Maya Angelou
“ Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou
“ When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep Maya Angelou
“ What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain. Maya Angelou
“ The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society. Maya Angelou
“ It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it.… Maya Angelou
“ I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best… Maya Angelou
“ It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. Maya Angelou
“ Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addict… Maya Angelou
