Angelou Quotes
- Effective action is always unjust. Action
- Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon. Angelou
- Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Advice
- For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he… Africa
- All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike. Alike
- The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous. Borders
- I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence. African
- It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. Compassion
- At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself. Began
- I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others… Advocate
- We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races,… Allow
- Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery. Abolition
- Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you're the funniest person you've… Admit
- I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it. All
- My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine. Ability
- Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for… Able
- I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona - no lime. If the phone rings, I won't answer until I'm done. Answer
- I would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I'm a human being, too. And I'm on the side of human beings,… Beings
- Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It's very clear. Blacks
- I know for sure that loves saves me and that it is here to save us all. All
- In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me. Education
- Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops. Affectation
- One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping. Inspirational
- The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight. Been
- Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother. Certain
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