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Maya Angelou Quotes

Maya Angelou quotes

American Poet April 4, 1928

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A story went the rounds about a San Franciscan white matron who refused to sit beside a Negro civilian on the streetcar, even after he made room for her on the seat. Her explanation was that she would not sit beside a draft dodger who was a Negro as well. She added that the least he could do was fight for his country the way her son was fighting on Iwo Jima. The story said that the man pulled his body away from the window to show an armless sleeve. He said quietly and with great dignity,... Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh."
I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be..."
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou
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. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but..."
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. Maya Angelou
I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the..."
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. Maya Angelou
Hanging softly over the black Singer sewing machine, it looked like magic, and when people saw me wearing it they were going to run up to me and say, "Marguerite, forgive us, please, we didn't know who you were," and I would answer generously, "No, you couldn't have known. Of course I forgive you. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "A woman's heart must be so hidden in God that a man has to..."
A woman's heart must be so hidden in God that a man has to seek him to find her. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with..."
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. Maya Angelou
I speak to the Black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition--about what we can endure, dream, fail at and survive. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "I believe that the most important single thing, beyond..."
I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like..."
Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is..."
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou quote: "Poetry is music for the human voice. Until you actually speak..."
Poetry is music for the human voice. Until you actually speak it or someone speaks it, it has not come into its own. Maya Angelou

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