"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
— Maya Angelou

"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."
— Maya Angelou

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
— Maya Angelou

"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."
— Maya Angelou

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
— Roger Caras

"The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another."
— Albert Schweitzer

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
— Mahatma Gandhi

"Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort."
— Jane Austen