When the human race neglects its weaker members, when the family neglects its weakest one - it's the first blow in a… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. The struggle for equality continues unabated, and the… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Today, the first & last of every Tree/ Speaks to humankind. Come to me, here beside the River. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If you have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is to convince yourself that the person is subhuman. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
All of childhood's unanswered questions must finally be passed back to the town and answered there. Heroes and bogey men, values and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I had read a Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. She opened the… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I'm sorry to say that when some people get to age 50, they say, "Well, that's the end, I'll never have to… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
One must learn to care for oneself first, so that one can then dare to care for someone else. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The first thing I do in the morning when I awaken is say, 'Thank you, Lord!' I'm grateful to be alive, and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Your life is much more important that you can imagine... it is your first treasure. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When people see the laughing face, even if they're jealous of it, their burden is lightened. But do it first for yourself.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If you will have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is convince yourself that the person is subhuman. The… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. You must love yourself first, of course, and you must protect… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn't do anything to the… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“You are very kind and very intelligent and those elements are not always found together. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, and my… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Intelligence is a separate gift, for the benefit of students, so that they may think of themselves as intellectual and not very intelligent, or… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Life offers us tickets to places which we have not knowingly asked for. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
