My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOUMy mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.
MAYA ANGELOULet gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
MAYA ANGELOUA woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.
MAYA ANGELOUIt is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
MAYA ANGELOUMaking a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
MAYA ANGELOUFirst best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
MAYA ANGELOUMake every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
MAYA ANGELOUI am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.
MAYA ANGELOUI’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
MAYA ANGELOUWhile one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
MAYA ANGELOUBe present in all things and thankful for all things.
MAYA ANGELOUAsk for what you want and be prepared to get it!
MAYA ANGELOUYou may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!
MAYA ANGELOULife is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.
MAYA ANGELOUNothing will work unless you do.
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