1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

Love. And again, see I don't mean, I think love is that condition in the human spirit so profund, that it allows us to forgive, and it may be the energy which keeps the stars in the firmament, I'm not sure. It may be the energy which keeps the blood running smoothly through our veins. I'm not sure, but it's something beyond the explanation. It can be used for anything you can explain. Any good thing you can explain.

He was a simple man who had no inferiority complex about his lack of education, and even more amazing no superiority complex because he had succeeded despite that lack.

Segregation shaped me; education liberated me.

Look beyond your tasseled capsAnd you will see injustice.At the end of your fingertipsYou will find cruelties,Irrational hate, bedrock sorrowAnd terrifying loneliness.There is your work.

I'm startled or at least taken aback when people walk up to me and without being questioned inform me that they are Christians. My first response is the question "Already?" It seems to me that becoming a Christian is a lifelong endeavor.

I learned to love my son without wanting to possess him and I learned how to teach him to teach himself.

The Gay, the Straight, the Preacher,The privileged, the homeless, the Teacher.They all hearThe speaking of the Tree.They hear the first and last of every TreeSpeak to humankind today. Come to me, here beside the River.Plant yourself beside the River.

I sustain myself with the love of family.

I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people.