Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
MAYA ANGELOUEverything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
MAYA ANGELOUMaking a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
MAYA ANGELOUThe sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.
MAYA ANGELOUAll great achievements require time.
MAYA ANGELOUNo one can take the place of a friend, no one.
MAYA ANGELOUMusic was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
MAYA ANGELOUMy great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
MAYA ANGELOUIf you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
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 ANGELOUWe need much less than we think we need.
MAYA ANGELOUMost people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.
MAYA ANGELOUWhile I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.
MAYA ANGELOUWhat 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 ANGELOUAs soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.
MAYA ANGELOUThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
MAYA ANGELOU