“Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin - find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.”
More from Maya Angelou
“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.”
“You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your…”