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Maya Angelou Quotes

I’ve still not written as well as I want to. I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, ‘You know, that’s the truth. I wasn’t there, and I wasn’t a six-foot black girl, but that’s the truth.’ Picture Quote #1

If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain Picture Quote #1

I thought, why don’t we be innovative and create something nobody had ever done before? It was a huge hit and we immediately did a sequel with Chris Rock, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner and Maya Angelou Picture Quote #1

When I cook for my family on Christmas, I make feijoada, a South American dish of roasted and smoked meats like ham, pork, beef, lamb, and bacon - all served with black beans and rice. It’s festive but different Picture Quote #1

Living in a state of terror was new to many white people in America, but black people have been living in a state of terror in this country for more than 400 years Picture Quote #1

Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. That’s the truth of it. They honor their credit cards, they find parking spaces, they marry, they have the nerve to have children, but they don’t grow up Picture Quote #1

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If I’m going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don’t just go bumbling over things Picture Quote #1

I did work in a strip club, but I didn’t strip. I danced, and I became very popular Picture Quote #1

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring, still Picture Quote #1

At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel Picture Quote #1

I think I know that I deserve better. And so I try for better. I’m never so put off that I would ever walk out of a place not having tried the best I could Picture Quote #1

In a magazine, one can get - from cover to cover - 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it Picture Quote #1

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I was a dancer for many years. I was a premier dancer with ‘Porgy and Bess,’ the opera. And I taught dance some, in different places Picture Quote #1

If you happen to fall in love with someone in another race, it’s more difficult, because you have to translate yourself Picture Quote #1

Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I am serious, so I laugh a lot. You need to laugh. You don’t laugh enough. I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh Picture Quote #1

I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, ‘I love you.’ ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt Picture Quote #1

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You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I’ll rise Picture Quote #1

Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it’s right, it’s easy. It’s the other way round, too. If it’s slovenly written, then it’s hard to read. It doesn’t give the reader what the careful writer can give the reader Picture Quote #1

To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision Picture Quote #1

He watched her every move and when she left the room, his eyes allowed her reluctantly to go Picture Quote #1

All information belongs to everybody all the time. It should be available. It should be accessible to the child, to the woman, to the man, to the old person, to the semiliterate, to the presidents of universities, to everyone. It should be open Picture Quote #1

Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you’re the funniest person you’ve ever heard of Picture Quote #1

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I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings Picture Quote #1

There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth Picture Quote #1

Laugh...It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself and one’s fellow human beings Picture Quote #1

[Librarians] study their field with as much determination and as much delight as open-heart surgeons Picture Quote #1

Whenever I’m around some who is modest, I think, ‘Run like hell and all of fire.’ You don’t want modesty, you want humility Picture Quote #1

Autobiography is awfully seductive; it’s wonderful. Once I got into it, I realized I was following a tradition established by Frederick Douglass - the slave narrative - speaking in the first-person singular, talking about the first-person plural, always saying ‘I,’ meaning ‘we.’ Picture Quote #1

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I’ve still not written as well as I want to. I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, ‘You know, that’s the truth. I wasn’t there, and I wasn’t a six-foot black girl, but that’s the truth.’ (Maya Angelou Quotes) If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I thought, why don’t we be innovative and create something nobody had ever done before? It was a huge hit and we immediately did a sequel with Chris Rock, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner and Maya Angelou. (Maya Angelou Quotes) When I cook for my family on Christmas, I make feijoada, a South American dish of roasted and smoked meats like ham, pork, beef, lamb, and bacon - all served with black beans and rice. It’s festive but different. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Living in a state of terror was new to many white people in America, but black people have been living in a state of terror in this country for more than 400 years. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. That’s the truth of it. They honor their credit cards, they find parking spaces, they marry, they have the nerve to have children, but they don’t grow up. (Maya Angelou Quotes) If I’m going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don’t just go bumbling over things. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I did work in a strip club, but I didn’t strip. I danced, and I became very popular. (Maya Angelou Quotes) My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring, still. (Maya Angelou Quotes) At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I think I know that I deserve better. And so I try for better. I’m never so put off that I would ever walk out of a place not having tried the best I could. (Maya Angelou Quotes) In a magazine, one can get - from cover to cover - 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I was a dancer for many years. I was a premier dancer with ‘Porgy and Bess,’ the opera. And I taught dance some, in different places. (Maya Angelou Quotes) If you happen to fall in love with someone in another race, it’s more difficult, because you have to translate yourself. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. (Maya Angelou Quotes) 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. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I am serious, so I laugh a lot. You need to laugh. You don’t laugh enough. I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, ‘I love you.’ ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt. (Maya Angelou Quotes) You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I’ll rise. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it’s right, it’s easy. It’s the other way round, too. If it’s slovenly written, then it’s hard to read. It doesn’t give the reader what the careful writer can give the reader. (Maya Angelou Quotes) To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. (Maya Angelou Quotes) He watched her every move and when she left the room, his eyes allowed her reluctantly to go (Maya Angelou Quotes) All information belongs to everybody all the time. It should be available. It should be accessible to the child, to the woman, to the man, to the old person, to the semiliterate, to the presidents of universities, to everyone. It should be open. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you’re the funniest person you’ve ever heard of. (Maya Angelou Quotes) I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings. (Maya Angelou Quotes) There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Laugh...It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself and one’s fellow human beings. (Maya Angelou Quotes) [Librarians] study their field with as much determination and as much delight as open-heart surgeons. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Whenever I’m around some who is modest, I think, ‘Run like hell and all of fire.’ You don’t want modesty, you want humility. (Maya Angelou Quotes) Autobiography is awfully seductive; it’s wonderful. Once I got into it, I realized I was following a tradition established by Frederick Douglass - the slave narrative - speaking in the first-person singular, talking about the first-person plural, always saying ‘I,’ meaning ‘we.’ (Maya Angelou Quotes)

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