1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright’s pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.

Forgive yourself – no one else will.

Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older.

When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come.’

Courage, I don’t think anybody is born with courage. I think you may be born with a flair to braggadocio, you know. That’s not courage.

Making a living is not the same thing as making a life.

Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise.

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.

When a person is going through hell, and she encounters someone who went through hellish hell and survived, then she can say, ‘Mine is not so bad as all that. She came through, and so can I.’