1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

We grow despite the horror that we feed upon our own tomorrow. We grow.

We need to remember that we are all created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.

When I passed forty I dropped pretense, 'cause men like women who got some sense.

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life .

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.