I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Maya Angelou girlgrablapel Change image and share on social
I've still not written as well as I want to. I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, 'You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth.' Maya Angelou africablackcape share on social
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. Maya Angelou benefitfindgive Change image and share on social
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends. Maya Angelou bigotrycrydemonstrate share on social
It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. Maya Angelou forgivegiftgive Change image and share on social
Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It's very clear. Maya Angelou blackbrotherclear Change image and share on social
I don't know how much longer I'll be around. I'll probably be writing when the Lord says, 'Maya, Maya Angelou, it's time.' Maya Angelou angeloulonglord Change image and share on social
I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind. Maya Angelou dareheartkind Change image and share on social
I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen. I am involved in life itself - all of it. And I have a lot of energy and a lot of nerve. Maya Angelou citizenenergyfelt Change image and share on social
Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it. Maya Angelou greatlovemake Change image and share on social
