Angelou, Maya (Maya Angelou)

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.
-- Maya Angelou

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
-- Maya Angelou

Whining is not only graceless, but can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood.

-- Maya Angelou