I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")

“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love…”

“It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And…”

“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders…”

“The caged bird sings with a fearful trill,of things unknown, but longed for sti…”