Intelligence is a separate gift, for the benefit of students, so that they may think of themselves as intellectual and not very… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Love is a condition so powerful; it may be that which pulls the stars in the firmament. It may be that which… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Courage, I don't think anybody is born with courage. I think you may be born with a flair to braggadocio, you know.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
My mother had said me, "All right, you've been raised, so don't let anybody else raise you. You know the difference between… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may not control all of the events that happen to you but you can decide not to be reduced by them. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look up and out And into your sister's… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat so that… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When asked how she knows when her writing is where she wants it to be: "I know when it's the best I… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
...We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The subject of the poem usually dictates the rhythm or the rhyme and its form. Sometimes, when you finish the poem and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Love heals. Heals and liberates. I use the word love, not meaning sentimentality, but a condition so strong that it may be… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I pray for humility because that comes from inside out. And what humility does for one, is it reminds us that there… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
We may act sophisticated and worldly but I believe we feel safest when we go inside ourselves and find home, a place… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. Some decide that happiness and glee… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Just do right. Right may not be expedient, it may not be profitable, but it will satisfy your soul. It brings you… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I thank God that I've lived long enough to see what I have seen, and I pray that people will continue to… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may not remember what a person said to you, you may not remember what a person did to you, but you… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I go to a hotel and try to get there by 5:30 in the morning. I keep a dictionary, a thesaurus, a… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I know that you that you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. If you accept that you have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You forgive yourself for every failure because you are trying to do the right thing. God knows that and you know it.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If we live long enough, we may even get over war. I imagine a time when somebody will mention the word war… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence - neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
What humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families and ourselves.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You may not get what you paid for, but you will pay for what you get. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Like a pianist runs her fingers over the keys, I'll search my mind for what to say. Now, the poem may want… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Hold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything?… — 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
