“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” — Maya Angelou · Letter to My Daughter, 2008
“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” — Maya Angelou · widely attributed
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou · Letter to My Daughter, 2008
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou · I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969