1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

We must be warriors in the struggle against ignorance.

If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: ‘I’m with you kid. Let’s go.’

The black kids, the poor white kids, Spanish-speaking kids, and Asian kids in the US – in the face of everything to the contrary, they still bop and bump, shout and go to school somehow. Their optimism gives me hope.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

I think when we don’t know what to do it’s wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds and breathe deeply.

Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn’t undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits.

I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

My son is the best thing that ever happened to me. And through me – to a lot of people.