No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
– Maya Angelou, Poet
「不管发生什么，不管今天看起来多么糟糕，生活都会继续，明天会更好。」– 马雅‧安哲罗 (诗人) 或（玛雅·安吉罗）
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
或许你无法掌控自己的遭遇，但你可以决定自己是否因此而堕落。
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.
如果你不喜欢某件事，改变它；如果你不能改变它，就改变自己的态度。不要抱怨。
First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
最美好的事莫过于爱上一个人，其次是与TA相爱，最糟糕的便是分手。但都好于从未爱过。
We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.
与其浪费宝贵的时间对无法逃避之事忧心忡忡，倒不如珍爱家人、珍惜朋友、享受生活，实为明智。
I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.
我从不相信不爱笑的人。
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
学无止境。
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination fullof hope.
爱情面前畅行无碍，它将跨越栏杆、跳过栅栏、穿过围墙到达满怀憧憬的终点。
We need much less than we think we need.
我们想要的往往多于我们所需要的。
When you learn, teach.When you get, give.
当你学有所悟，就分享你的领悟。
当你业有所就，就回馈你的成就。
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
人们或会忘记你所说所做，但他们会铭记那时你给他们带来的感受。
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
常常发挥自己的创造力，你会发现发挥的越多，拥有的越多。
You can only become truly accomplished doing something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off of you.
做自己真正爱做的事，而不唯利是图。一个专心致志做自己喜欢的事并有所成就的人，才是个值得尊敬的人。
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, buthas not solved one yet.
憎恨只会别生枝节，而对人无益。
When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life- giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.
回顾往事，文学作品的生命力让我记忆犹新。如果我现在还是年轻人，我还会像年轻时那样，通过阅读感知世界。
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
最苦恼的莫过于心中藏事却无法倾诉。
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage,you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
勇气是所有品质中最重要的。因为没有勇气，你就无法去保持其他的品质。
If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
如果我自暴自弃，又何以期待他人对自己挚深重义。
You can never be great at anything unless youlove it.
只有做自己爱做的事，才会做到最好。
You may shoot me with your words.You may cut me with your eyes.You may kill me with your hatefulness.But still, like air, I'll rise.
你可以用恶毒的言语侮辱我，你可以用仇恨的眼神藐视我，你也可用尽所有憎恨想方设法置我于死地，尽管如此，就如同这无所不在的空气一样，我仍然屹立不倒。
马雅‧安哲罗 (1928-2014)
美国才华洋溢的黑人作家，出版了 6 本自传，5 本散文，数部诗集，并为许多戏剧、电影和电视节目当过编剧，获得众多奖项和超过 30 个荣誉博士学位。1928年4月4日，美国诗人玛雅·安吉罗的作品《我知道笼中鸟为什么歌唱》受到评论界的一致好评。她出版了许多以种族和身份为主题的自传、散文和诗歌。在她50多年的文学生涯中，她因其作品对政治思想和政治立场的杰出贡献而获得了来自世界各地的诸多奖项和荣誉学位。她是当代作家中最有名的一个。玛雅·安吉罗(Maya Angelou，1928年-)，美国黑人作家、诗人、剧作家、编辑、演员、导演和教师。她的作品深刻展现了美国黑人所面临的各种斗争。宣扬人文精神在消除种族歧视和贫穷方面的胜利，是安吉罗作品的一个主题。她在一系列自传中，以编年体形式，记载了自己从幼年被奸污到在加纳工作的不同经历。开篇是《我知道笼中鸟为何唱歌》(1970年)。故事时间开始于大萧条时期，描写了一个非洲裔女孩在当时的成长经历。
