Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Author: Maya Angelou

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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.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always one more time.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

Not I, not anyone else, can travel that road for you, you must travel it for yourself.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.

Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.