Maya Angelou

I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out.

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These are some quotes by American author Maya Angelou Poet, who lived between April 4, 1928 and May 28, 2014.

Quotes by Maya Angelou

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

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I keep a hotel room in my town, although I have a large house. And I go there at about 5:30 in the morning, and I start working. And I don't allow anybody to come in that room. I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens. I keep a Bible, a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a bottle of sherry. I stay there until midday.

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Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

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