If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love. Maya Angelou givelovepeople Change image and share on social
I was born in St. Louis but lived there just for a few minutes in my life. Maya Angelou bearlifelive Change image and share on social
I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place. Maya Angelou centercompletelyforward share on social
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it. Maya Angelou couragedisplayempathy Change image and share on social
Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more. Maya Angelou succeedsuccess Change image and share on social
I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side. Maya Angelou darnfoolhealth Change image and share on social
If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart. Maya Angelou handhearthope Change image and share on social
If you want what you're saying heard, then take your time and say it so that the listener will actually hear it. You might save somebody's life. Your own, first. Maya Angelou hearlifelistener Change image and share on social
Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with old hurts. I had to face the fear/loathing at its source or it would consume me whole. Maya Angelou backblackbreak share on social
There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know. Maya Angelou courageousexplainimpel Change image and share on social
