Quotes about Maya angelou

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When Great Trees FallWhen great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elep — Maya Angelou
People whose history and future were threatened each day by extinction considered that it was only by divine interventio — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands — you need to be able to throw some things back.
It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit quietly — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. — attributed to Maya Aangelou
When someone shows you who they are believe them — the first time.
The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time she is caught in — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Frequently, I have been asked how I got to be this way. How did I, born black in a white country, poor in a society wher — Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom
The kindnesses … I never forget them. And so they keep one from becoming bitter. They encourage you to be as strong, as — Jeffrey M. Elliot, Conversations with Maya Angelou
Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you. — Maya Angelou
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to ov — Maya Angelou, Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
The needs of a society determine its ethics, and in the Black American ghettos the hero is that man who is offered only — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Until recently each generation found it more expedient to plead guilty to the charge of being young and ignorant, easier — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Even great, best selling writers produce works that fall flat from expectations. This writing thing isn't easy and every — Nancy Arroyo Ruffin
A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy — a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.