1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

Don’t let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don’t whine. You can be brought low, that’s OK, but don’t be reduced by them. Just say, ‘That’s life.’

Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I’ve got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?

You can only become great at something you are willing to sacrifice for.

Don’t let anybody raise you. You’ve been raised.

I don’t think modesty is a very good virtue, if it is a virtue at all. A modest person will drop the modesty in a minute. It’s a learned affectation.

You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.

That knowledge humbles me, melts my bones, closes my ears, and makes my teeth rock loosely in their gums. And it also liberates me. I am a big bird winging over high mountains, down into serene valleys. I am ripples of waves on silver seas. I’m a spring leaf trembling in anticipation.

Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.

I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.