Maya Angelou Quotes

At our best, we are all teachers

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When I was asked to do something good, I often say yes, I'll try, yes, I'll do my best. And part of that is believing, if God loves me, if God made everything from leaves to seals and oak trees, then what is it I can't do?

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Some of us are timid. We think we have something to lose so we don't try for that next hill.

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Inscribed on the temple of Apollo

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People are too busy putting things under microscopes and so forth. Creativity is greater than the sum of its parts.

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When people see the laughing face, even if they're jealous of it, their burden is lightened. But do it first for yourself. Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself.

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If on Judgement Day I were summoned by St. Peter to give testimony to the used-to-be sheriff's act of kindness, I would be unable to say anything in his behalf. His confidence that my uncle and every other Black man who heard of the Klan's coming ride would scurry under their houses to hide in chicken droppings was too humiliating to hear. Without waiting for Momma's thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned.

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At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

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I encourage you to live with life. Be courageous, adventurous. Give us a tomorrow, more than we deserve.

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I love a statement by the apostle Paul, in the Book of Philippians in the Bible. I think the Corinthians had been writing to Paul, telling him that old men were chasing young women, nobody was tithing - and all that must have run Paul crazy. He wrote back and said, "If there be anything of good report, speak of these things." That's one of my principles.It's another discipline that I encourage myself to employ - to, as much as possible, say the courteous thing, and then be it.

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I have great respect for the past.

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I admire people who dare to take the language, English, and understand it and understand the melody.

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The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

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Rainbows are people whose lives are bright, shining examples for others.

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I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.

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Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.

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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

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When it looks like the sun isn't going to shine any more, God puts a rainbow in the clouds. Each one of us has the possibility, the responsibility, the probability to be the rainbow in the clouds.

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It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me.

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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.

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