|

|

Advertisements

Maya Angelou Quotes

You can’t be consistently fair, consistently generous, consistently just, or consistently merciful. You can be anything erratically, but to be that thing time after time after time, you have to have courage Picture Quote #1

Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear Picture Quote #1

The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labour Picture Quote #1

I am convinced that words are things, and we simply don’t have the machinery to measure what they are. I believe that words are tangible things Picture Quote #1

The truth is you never can leave home. You take it with you everywhere you go. It’s under your skin. It moves the tongue or slows it, colors the thinking, impedes upon the logic Picture Quote #1

I’ve had people explain to me what one of my poems meant, and I’ve been surprised that it means that to them. If a person can use a poem of mine to interpret her life or his life, good. I can’t control that. Nor would I want to Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

When I’m writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness Picture Quote #1

Take a month and show some kindness for the folks who thought that blindness was an illness that affected eyes alone Picture Quote #1

I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it Picture Quote #1

Reality has changed chameleonlike before my eyes so many times that I have learned, or am learning, to trust almost anything except what appears to be so Picture Quote #1

Blacks concede that hurrawing, jibing, jiving, signifying, disrespecting, cursing, even outright insults might be acceptable under particular conditions, but aspersions cast against one’s family call for immediate attack Picture Quote #1

We must create a climate where people agree that human beings are more alike than unalike. The only way to do that is through education Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

My pride had been starched by a family who assumed unlimited authority in its own affairs Picture Quote #1

We agreed that great men and women should be forced to live as long as possible. The reverence they enjoyed was a life sentence, which they could neither revoke nor modify Picture Quote #1

Always in the black spirituals there’s that promise that things are going to be better, by and by Picture Quote #1

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer Picture Quote #1

Difficult is a far cry from impossible. The distance between these two lies hope. Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay Picture Quote #1

I also wear a hat or a very tightly pulled head tie when I write. I suppose I hope by doing that I will keep my brains from seeping out of my scalp and running in great gray blobs down my neck, into my ears, and over my face Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I am not competing with anyone other than myself. I want to be excellent at whatever I do Picture Quote #1

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be Picture Quote #1

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. If we don’t have that we never grow, we never learn, and sure as heck we should never teach Picture Quote #1

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It’s like decal stuck up on a person Picture Quote #1

I’m a positive thinker and actor. I look at a glass; a negative person sees the glass and says: too bad it’s half empty... I look at the same glass and say: Hallelujah!! It’s half full!!! Picture Quote #1

My hope is that we develop enough courage to develop courage. To try to have, try to learn to treat each other fairly, with generosity and kindness Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

We can be better, we can be wiser, we can be more kind. Yes we have to change. We have to grow up and stop acting like 10 years old. Yes there is much to do, much to see, much to go into Picture Quote #1

If we live long enough, we may even get over war. I imagine a time when somebody will mention the word war and everyone in the room will start to laugh. And what do you mean war? Picture Quote #1

Happiness is a chance to talk to a friend, to hear good music, to have a good glass of wine. Happiness is a chance to be myself and to find people with whom I agree or who I don’t agree but I can learn something Picture Quote #1

I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other, the closer we are to learn something about our selves Picture Quote #1

I believe everything is energy. I believe that the meal you serve yourself, you prepare, is energy. And if you serve it to your family, it’s your gift of energy to them Picture Quote #1

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other Picture Quote #1

1 - 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 - 25

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

You can’t be consistently fair, consistently generous, consistently just, or consistently merciful. You can be anything erratically, but to be that thing time after time after time, you have to have courage (Maya Angelou Quotes) Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear (Maya Angelou Quotes) The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labour (Maya Angelou Quotes) I am convinced that words are things, and we simply don’t have the machinery to measure what they are. I believe that words are tangible things (Maya Angelou Quotes) The truth is you never can leave home. You take it with you everywhere you go. It’s under your skin. It moves the tongue or slows it, colors the thinking, impedes upon the logic (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’ve had people explain to me what one of my poems meant, and I’ve been surprised that it means that to them. If a person can use a poem of mine to interpret her life or his life, good. I can’t control that. Nor would I want to (Maya Angelou Quotes) When I’m writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness (Maya Angelou Quotes) Take a month and show some kindness for the folks who thought that blindness was an illness that affected eyes alone (Maya Angelou Quotes) I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it (Maya Angelou Quotes) Reality has changed chameleonlike before my eyes so many times that I have learned, or am learning, to trust almost anything except what appears to be so (Maya Angelou Quotes) Blacks concede that hurrawing, jibing, jiving, signifying, disrespecting, cursing, even outright insults might be acceptable under particular conditions, but aspersions cast against one’s family call for immediate attack (Maya Angelou Quotes) We must create a climate where people agree that human beings are more alike than unalike. The only way to do that is through education (Maya Angelou Quotes) My pride had been starched by a family who assumed unlimited authority in its own affairs (Maya Angelou Quotes) We agreed that great men and women should be forced to live as long as possible. The reverence they enjoyed was a life sentence, which they could neither revoke nor modify (Maya Angelou Quotes) Always in the black spirituals there’s that promise that things are going to be better, by and by (Maya Angelou Quotes) A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer (Maya Angelou Quotes) Difficult is a far cry from impossible. The distance between these two lies hope. Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay (Maya Angelou Quotes) I also wear a hat or a very tightly pulled head tie when I write. I suppose I hope by doing that I will keep my brains from seeping out of my scalp and running in great gray blobs down my neck, into my ears, and over my face (Maya Angelou Quotes) I am not competing with anyone other than myself. I want to be excellent at whatever I do (Maya Angelou Quotes) If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be (Maya Angelou Quotes) The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. If we don’t have that we never grow, we never learn, and sure as heck we should never teach (Maya Angelou Quotes) I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It’s like decal stuck up on a person (Maya Angelou Quotes) I’m a positive thinker and actor. I look at a glass; a negative person sees the glass and says: too bad it’s half empty... I look at the same glass and say: Hallelujah!! It’s half full!!! (Maya Angelou Quotes) My hope is that we develop enough courage to develop courage. To try to have, try to learn to treat each other fairly, with generosity and kindness (Maya Angelou Quotes) We can be better, we can be wiser, we can be more kind. Yes we have to change. We have to grow up and stop acting like 10 years old. Yes there is much to do, much to see, much to go into (Maya Angelou Quotes) If we live long enough, we may even get over war. I imagine a time when somebody will mention the word war and everyone in the room will start to laugh. And what do you mean war? (Maya Angelou Quotes) Happiness is a chance to talk to a friend, to hear good music, to have a good glass of wine. Happiness is a chance to be myself and to find people with whom I agree or who I don’t agree but I can learn something (Maya Angelou Quotes) I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other, the closer we are to learn something about our selves (Maya Angelou Quotes) I believe everything is energy. I believe that the meal you serve yourself, you prepare, is energy. And if you serve it to your family, it’s your gift of energy to them (Maya Angelou Quotes) I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other (Maya Angelou Quotes)

1 - 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 - 25