A Legend Turns 80: Inspiration from Maya Angelou
The wise and inspirational Maya Angelou turns 80 on April 4.
To honor her life and work achievements, here are some motivational and thought-provoking words of hers that can relate to animal rights:
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
“We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.”
“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.”
“The needs of society determine its ethics.”
“While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.”
“The honorary duty of a human being is to love.”
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”
“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.”
“When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from that grantor’s gift”
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