Maya Quotes
59 quotes by 35 authors
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Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have…
— Mary J. Blige
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Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary…
— Michael N. Castle
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Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
— Maya Angelou
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I don't know how much longer I'll be around. I'll probably be writing when the Lord says, 'Maya, Maya Angelou, it's time.'
— Maya Angelou
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Of course, there are those critics - New York critics as a rule - who say, 'Well, Maya Angelou has a new book out and…
— Maya Angelou
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In this world of Maya, which is averse to the Lord, full of trials and tribulations, only patience, humility and respect for others are our…
— Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
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If we do not control our minds with our Buddha nature, do not practice seriously, are not honest to ourselves and do not examine our…
— Ching Hai
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I am an English major in school with an emphasis in creative writing. I think hearing Maya Angelou speak at school last year was one…
— Fred Savage
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From Maya Angelou I began to believe that I, too, someday, could be a writer, and I also learned how tortuous it can be to…
— Dirk Benedict
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I'm addicted to Jack's Wife Freda, a South African - Jewish-inspired restaurant founded by my brother Dean and his amazing wife, Maya. The vibe is…
— Kara Janx
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Heaven was not so far away in the eyes of these people (the Maya), who believed that individual, civic and social truths could be revealed…
— Anthony Aveni
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When people tell you who they are, Maya Angelou famously advised, believe them. Just as importantly, however, when people try to tell you who you…
— Maria Popova
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Anthropologists visit the temple sites and read the inscriptions and make up stories about the Maya, but they do not read the signs correctly. Its…
— Carlos Barrios
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As soon as you know the voice and understand what it is, the whole scene changes. The same world which was the ghastly battlefield of…
— Swami Vivekananda
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Space-time-causation, or name-and-form, is what is called Maya.
— Swami Vivekananda
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This is the work of Nâma-Rupa - name and form. Everything that has form, everything that calls up an idea in your mind, is within…
— Swami Vivekananda
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What stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken; it's how she lived her life.…
— Oprah Winfrey
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To me it meant, just looking at it from a Maya point of view, it meant that Paul Miles is always moving laterally in his…
— Virginia Madsen
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This Maya is everywhere. It is terrible. Yet we have to work through it. The man who says that he will work when the world…
— Swami Vivekananda
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I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with…
— Oprah Winfrey
Who Wrote These Maya Quotes
35 authors contributed a total of 59 Maya Quotes, led by these top contributors: