Maya Angelou quotes

Their responses confirmed my belief that courage is the most important of all the virtues.

Independence is a heady draft, and if you drink it in your youth it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine.

There are certain artists who belong to all the people, everywhere, all the time.

One does not have to tell all that one knows, but we should be careful what we do say is the truth.

I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true.

I learned to love my son without wanting to possess him and I learned how to teach him to teach himself.

That day, I learned that I could be a giver by simply bringing a smile to another person.

We carry accumulation of years in our bodies and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magnolias.

It seems to me that becoming a Christian is a lifelong endeavor.

I realized I was not a writer who teaches, but a teacher who writes.

I commend lovers, I am en-heartened by lovers, I am encouraged by their courage and inspired by their passion.

The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word, a vote of support is a charitable gift.

I don’t know how to find the things we need, but I will step out on the word of God.

For what could stand against me, since one person, with God, constitutes the majority?

Blithering ignorance can be found wherever you choose to live.

We may act sophisticated and worldly but I believe we feel safest when we go inside ourselves and find home, a place where we belong and maybe the only place we really do.

We need to have the courage to say obesity is not funny and vulgarity is not amusing.

I don’t believe that we should be brutal about anything, however, it is wonderfully liberating to be honest.

If you can force one smile on your face for strangers, do it for me.

In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons.

We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.

What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

Being a woman is hard work. Not without joy and even ecstasy, but still relentless, unending work.

The woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough.