Quotes by

Maya Angelou

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Dont be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning Good morning at total strangers. – Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to Gods will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed. – Maya Angelou

…there is a difference between being convinced and being stubborn. I – Maya Angelou

Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaken need for an unshakable God. – Maya Angelou

Childrens talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. – Maya Angelou

A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally. – Maya Angelou

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater. – Maya Angelou

Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence — neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish — it is an imponderably valuable gift. – Maya Angelou

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. – Maya Angelou

I believe that every person is born with talent. – Maya Angelou

It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don – Maya Angelou

Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations. – Maya Angelou

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. – Maya Angelou

If you dont like something, change it. If you cant change it, change your attitude. Dont complain. – Maya Angelou

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. – Maya Angelou

The need for change bulldozed road down the center of my mind. – Maya Angelou

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Lifes a bitch. Youve got to go out and kick ass. – Maya Angelou

Theres a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. – Maya Angelou

While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of mans humanity to man. – Maya Angelou