1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from that grantor's gift

When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard the multiple cultures offered in our country enhances our possibilities for healthy survival and continued social development.

Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.

Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations.

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

Being physically close to extreme power causes one to experience a giddiness, an intoxication.

You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.

Mother's life flowed radiant. Flourescent-tipped waves on incoming tides.

I've had people explain to me what one of my poems meant, and I've been surprised that it means that to them. If a person can use a poem of mine to interpret her life or his life, good. I can't control that. Nor would I want to.