1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

Whining is not only graceless, but can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood.

Ignorance is a terrible thing. It causes families to lose their center and causes people to lose their control. Ignorance knows no binds. Old people, young people, middle-aged, black, white, can all be ignorant.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

For me sleep was difficult that night. My bed was lumpy with anger and my pillow a rock of intemperate umbrage.

Grief works its way on people differently. Some sulk, or become morose, or weep and scream a vengeance at the gods.

Who would answer all the questions, fulfill all the requests? Would anyone? Could anyone? History had taught the citizens of Watts to hope for the best and expect nothing, but be prepared for the worst.

It wasn't wise to reveal one's real feelings to strangers. And nothing on earth was stranger to me than a friendly white woman.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.