Best Maya Angelou Quotations
- Whenever something went wrong when I was young - if I had a pimple or if my hair broke - my mom would say, 'Sister… Broke
- Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else's insistence or someone… Accept
- I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother,… Brother
- I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write for… Any
- I'm considered wise, and sometimes I see myself as knowing. Most of the time, I see myself as wanting to know. And I see myself… Been
- It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors… Awhile
- Once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses, your sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and… All
- Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the 'leaders' must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities. Dream
- Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I… Backs
- During bad circumstances, which is the human inheritance, you must decide not to be reduced. You have your humanity, and you must not allow anything… Allow
- I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, 'I write for money.' Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I… Agree
- I could fall in love with a sumo wrestler if he told stories and made me laugh. Obviously, it would be easier if someone was… African
- I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they'll do… Count
- It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there, I remember how the light… Air
- I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready… Able
- I read the Bible to myself; I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and… Aloud
- Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself… Actor
- We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to… According
- When a person is going through hell, and she encounters someone who went through hellish hell and survived, then she can say, 'Mine is not… All
- When younger writers and poets, musicians and painters are weakened by a stemming of funds, they come to me saddened, not as full of dreams… Diminished
- All of us knows, not what is expedient, not what is going to make us popular, not what the policy is, or the company policy… All
- And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're not, at least you can have the… Amazement
- Early on, I was so impressed with Charles Dickens. I grew up in the South, in a little village in Arkansas, and the whites in… Arkansas
- Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it's right, it's easy. It's the other way round, too. If it's slovenly written, then it's hard… Careful
- Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is… Born
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