I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scripture. But I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth. Maya Angelou beatitudeearthforever share on social
I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you. Maya Angelou admirefindgreat share on social
I like chicken a lot because chicken is generous - that is to say, it's obedient. It will do whatever you tell it to do. Maya Angelou chickengenerouslot Change image and share on social
Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone. Maya Angelou aimcontinuedemocratic share on social
How wonderful it is to be an American. We have known the best of times and the worst of times. Maya Angelou americanbadtime Change image and share on social
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 accessiblebelongchild share on social
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. Maya Angelou angerbitternessburn Change image and share on social
The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed. Maya Angelou allowlovemovement Change image and share on social
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. Maya Angelou couragefacehistory Change image and share on social
Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else's insistence or someone else's whim or convenience. Maya Angelou acceptagobeing Change image and share on social
