Acceptance Quotes
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."— Maya Angelou
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Meaning of this quote
The speaker hopes for a life containing laughter, meaningful work, and mutual love. Receiving care is presented as requiring courage as well as giving it.
Key takeaway:
Make room for work, humour, and accepting another person’s care.
Origin of the quote
Frequently attributed to Angelou and repeated in later institutional material.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe located university document reproduces the sentence in correspondence, without identifying Angelou’s original occasion. It confirms circulation only.
