I created myself. I have taught myself so much. Maya Angelou createteach Change image and share on social
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. Maya Angelou fantasyluckymillion Change image and share on social
You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.' Maya Angelou couragefinishforgive Change image and share on social
I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write for the reader. I do. But for the reader who hears, who really will work at it, going behind what I seem to say. So I write for myself and that reader who will pay the dues. Maya Angelou duefoolhear share on social
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou diefinallylose Change image and share on social
I'm always disappointed when people don't live up to their potential. I know that a number of people look down on themselves and consequently on everybody who looks like them. But that, too, can change. Maya Angelou changedisappointlive share on social
A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim. Maya Angelou enemyrefusevictim Change image and share on social
If I walked into the kitchen without washing my hands as a kid, I'd hear a loud 'A-hem!' from my mother or grandmother. Now I count on other people to do the same. Maya Angelou countgrandmotherhand Change image and share on social
Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery. Maya Angelou abolitioneliminationhistory 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
