The idea of overcoming is always fascinating to me. It's fascinating because few of us realize how much energy we have expended… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
There are those who say that poets should use her and his art to change the world. I'd agree with that, but… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I think when we don't know what to do it's wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
It's hard because people think they have something to lose and the truth is they have everything to gain in trying to… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
We really are 15 countries, and it's remarkable that each of us thinks we represent the real America. The Midwesterner in Kansas,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
It is better to control oneself, if one can, and not hit back. But on certain occasions, it is imperative to defend… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I wish that we could look into each other's faces, in each other's eyes, and see our own selves. I hope that… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I think I know that I deserve better. And so I try for better. I'm never so put off that I would… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don't think it will come back. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Words are things. You must be careful, careful about calling people out of their names, using racial pejoratives and sexual pejoratives and… — 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
My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I think that each of us is so much alike, and yet at the same time we are so different, and I… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Listen to some good poetry. You see? It keeps us from thinking we are only what our blatant appetites describe us as. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Indeed we have souls. And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're not, at least 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’m grateful for being here, for being able to think, for being able to see, for being able to taste, for appreciating… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
There is something more - the spirit, or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our… — 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
