1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I’m grateful for life. And I live it – I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.

All God’s children need traveling shoes.

I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.

Sisterhood means if you happen to be in Burma and I happen to be in San Diego and I’m married to someone who is very jealous and you’re married to somebody who is very possessive, if you call me in the middle of the night, I have to come.

Modesty is a learned affectation. It’s no good. Humility is great, because humility says, ‘There was someone before me. I’m following in somebody’s footsteps.’

It’s hard because people think they have something to lose and the truth is they have everything to gain in trying to love somebody.

Love liberates; it doesn’t bind.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.