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Maya Angelou Quotes

I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision Picture Quote #1

I’m happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn’t a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use Picture Quote #1

Whenever I want to laugh, I read a wonderful book, ‘Children’s Letters to God.’ You can open it anywhere. One I read recently said, ‘Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.’ Picture Quote #1

We are the victims of the world’s most comprehensive robbery. Life demands a balance. It’s all right if we do a little robbing now Picture Quote #1

I keep a hotel room in my town, although I have a large house. And I go there at about 5:30 in the morning, and I start working. And I don’t allow anybody to come in that room. I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens. I keep a Bible, a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a bottle of sherry. I stay there until midday Picture Quote #1

If somebody is really trying to take your head off with a baseball bat - I don’t know how long you’re supposed to stand there and turn the other cheek, so he or she can get a better angle at taking your head off Picture Quote #1

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I’m working at trying to be a Christian, and that’s serious business. It’s like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy - it’s serious business Picture Quote #1

In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free Picture Quote #1

One isn’t born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things Picture Quote #1

I write some country music. There’s a song called ‘I Hope You Dance.’ Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it Picture Quote #1

The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair Picture Quote #1

Though I do manage to mumble around in about seven or eight languages, English remains the most beautiful of languages. It will do anything Picture Quote #1

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If I’m here, I’ll be trying to be a better human being, a better writer, a better friend and a better beloved Picture Quote #1

I’m just like you - I want to be a good human being. I’m doing my best, and I’m working at it. And I’m trying to be a Christian. I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‘I’m a Christian.’ I always think, ‘Already? You’ve already got it?’ I’m working at it. And at my age, I’ll still be working at it at 96 Picture Quote #1

Fighting for one’s freedom, struggling towards being free, is like struggling to be a poet or a good Christian or a good Jew or a good Muslim or good Zen Buddhist. You work all day long and achieve some kind of level of success by nightfall, go to sleep and wake up the next morning with the job still to be done. So you start all over again Picture Quote #1

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 help neighbors and strangers help strangers Picture Quote #1

Martin Luther King was a human being with a brilliant mind, a powerful heart, and insight, and courage and also with a sense of humor. So he was accessible Picture Quote #1

My grandmother told me that every good thing I do helps some human being in the world. I believed her 50 years ago and still do Picture Quote #1

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Some critics will write ‘Maya Angelou is a natural writer’ - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon Picture Quote #1

Dr. [Martin Luther] King was a human being. He had a sense of humor which was wonderful Picture Quote #1

I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory Picture Quote #1

There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing Picture Quote #1

A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing Picture Quote #1

I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody’s ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the ‘n’ word when talking about me or about my people, or the stupidity of people who really wanted to belittle other folks because they weren’t pretty or they weren’t rich or they weren’t clever Picture Quote #1

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That knowledge humbles me, melts my bones, closes my ears, and makes my teeth rock loosely in their gums. And it also liberates me. I am a big bird winging over high mountains, down into serene valleys. I am ripples of waves on silver seas. I’m a spring leaf trembling in anticipation Picture Quote #1

To be human is to be challenged to be more divine. Not even to try to meet such a challenge is the biggest defeat imaginable Picture Quote #1

Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It’s very clear Picture Quote #1

Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn’t undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits Picture Quote #1

We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men... We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your name Picture Quote #1

We are not our brother’s keeper we are our brother and we are our sister. We must look past complexion and see community Picture Quote #1

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I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn’t a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Whenever I want to laugh, I read a wonderful book, ‘Children’s Letters to God.’ You can open it anywhere. One I read recently said, ‘Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.’ (Maya Angelou Quotes) We are the victims of the world’s most comprehensive robbery. Life demands a balance. It’s all right if we do a little robbing now. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I keep a hotel room in my town, although I have a large house. And I go there at about 5:30 in the morning, and I start working. And I don’t allow anybody to come in that room. I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens. I keep a Bible, a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a bottle of sherry. I stay there until midday. (Maya Angelou Quotes) If somebody is really trying to take your head off with a baseball bat - I don’t know how long you’re supposed to stand there and turn the other cheek, so he or she can get a better angle at taking your head off. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m working at trying to be a Christian, and that’s serious business. It’s like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy - it’s serious business. (Maya Angelou Quotes) In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free. (Maya Angelou Quotes) One isn’t born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I write some country music. There’s a song called ‘I Hope You Dance.’ Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it. (Maya Angelou Quotes) The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Though I do manage to mumble around in about seven or eight languages, English remains the most beautiful of languages. It will do anything. (Maya Angelou Quotes) If I’m here, I’ll be trying to be a better human being, a better writer, a better friend and a better beloved. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m just like you - I want to be a good human being. I’m doing my best, and I’m working at it. And I’m trying to be a Christian. I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‘I’m a Christian.’ I always think, ‘Already? You’ve already got it?’ I’m working at it. And at my age, I’ll still be working at it at 96. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Fighting for one’s freedom, struggling towards being free, is like struggling to be a poet or a good Christian or a good Jew or a good Muslim or good Zen Buddhist. You work all day long and achieve some kind of level of success by nightfall, go to sleep and wake up the next morning with the job still to be done. So you start all over again. (Maya Angelou Quotes) 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 help neighbors and strangers help strangers. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Martin Luther King was a human being with a brilliant mind, a powerful heart, and insight, and courage and also with a sense of humor. So he was accessible. (Maya Angelou Quotes) My grandmother told me that every good thing I do helps some human being in the world. I believed her 50 years ago and still do. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Some critics will write ‘Maya Angelou is a natural writer’ - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Dr. [Martin Luther] King was a human being. He had a sense of humor which was wonderful. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory (Maya Angelou Quotes) There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. (Maya Angelou Quotes) A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody’s ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the ‘n’ word when talking about me or about my people, or the stupidity of people who really wanted to belittle other folks because they weren’t pretty or they weren’t rich or they weren’t clever. (Maya Angelou Quotes) That knowledge humbles me, melts my bones, closes my ears, and makes my teeth rock loosely in their gums. And it also liberates me. I am a big bird winging over high mountains, down into serene valleys. I am ripples of waves on silver seas. I’m a spring leaf trembling in anticipation. (Maya Angelou Quotes) To be human is to be challenged to be more divine. Not even to try to meet such a challenge is the biggest defeat imaginable. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It’s very clear. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn’t undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits. (Maya Angelou Quotes) We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men... We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your name. (Maya Angelou Quotes) We are not our brother’s keeper we are our brother and we are our sister. We must look past complexion and see community. (Maya Angelou Quotes)

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