Shows Quotes by Maya Angelou

The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

— Maya Angelou

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

— Maya Angelou

Take a month and show some kindness for the folks who thought that blindness was an illness that affected eyes alone.

— Maya Angelou

I am a very religious person, so it is the presence of God, the constant unwavering, unrelenting presence of God which continues…

— Maya Angelou

If we are honest and fair, then we are known by that. If we are not, alas, we are known by that…

— Maya Angelou

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

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

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

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

The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars…

— Maya Angelou

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

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

This conference ? of, for and about women ? is, in itself, a rainbow in the clouds. When numerous women come together…

— Maya Angelou

You can ask goodness in, show it how much you like it, make room for it. And it says, "Oh, I like…

— Maya Angelou

I made the decision to quit show business. Give up the skintight dresses and manicured smiles. The false concern over sentimental lyrics.…

— Maya Angelou

We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans — because we can. We have…

— Maya Angelou

A story went the rounds about a San Franciscan white matron who refused to sit beside a Negro civilian on the streetcar,…

— Maya Angelou

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