Take a month and show some kindness for the folks who thought that blindness was an illness that affected eyes alone. — 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
There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Every December, I host a tree-trimming party. I serve chili with cornbread and lots of good wine. It's a wonderful party, and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I am a very religious person, so it is the presence of God, the constant unwavering, unrelenting presence of God which continues… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If we are honest and fair, then we are known by that. If we are not, alas, we are known by that… — 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
I made the decision to quit show business. Give up the skintight dresses and manicured smiles. The false concern over sentimental lyrics.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
This conference ? of, for and about women ? is, in itself, a rainbow in the clouds. When numerous women come together… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If the door has been opened and I've been invited, or if I'm not invited and I somehow know I'm supposed to… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You can ask goodness in, show it how much you like it, make room for it. And it says, "Oh, I like… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans — because we can. We have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A story went the rounds about a San Franciscan white matron who refused to sit beside a Negro civilian on the streetcar,… — 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
