"Each of us needs to withdraw from..." - Quote by Maya Angelou
Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops.
More by Maya Angelou
“I'm a descendant of someone bought and sold, and brought in 1619 in what was to become the United States.”
“If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves.”
“I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it.”
More on Self Care
“Marriage? I ain't got time for a husband or child. All my life I've looked after myself as if I was my own child.”
“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me, if I do that well enough, then I'll be able to look after someone else -- the children or the husband or the elderly. But I have to look after myself first. I know that some people think that's being selfish, I think that's being self-full.”
“A man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.”