People Quotes by Maya Angelou
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Most people find it hard to grow up, but Angelou writes that listening to others and sharing truth can help. She says the first time someone shows who they are, we should believe them, and that choosing to make a difference is a conscious act.
![“My people couldn't have survived slavery without having hope that it would get better. And there's some songs from the 19th and 18th century that say [sings], "By and by, by and by, I will lay down, this heavy load." And I mean, so many songs that spoke of hope and understand it better by and by…” quote by Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/887/maya-angelou-104_18th-century_my-people-couldn-t-have-survived-slavery_2520308.png)
![“In the 16th century, [Niccolò] Machiavelli - in an attempt to get back in the good graces of the powerful - wrote a slim volume called The Prince. In that book he showed the powers that be how to control the people. That book is a statement: separate and rule, divide and conquer. That's five…” quote by Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0d4/maya-angelou-104_book_in-the-16th-century-niccol-machiavelli-i_1257168.jpg)
