1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

You did then what you knew how to do, And when you knew better, You did better.

Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.'

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

The devil lives in our mistakes, the lord lives in our rights. Who lives in our ignorance, and who wins after all?

When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace,love, prosperity, happiness... all the good things.

Your life is much more important that you can imagine... it is your first treasure.

Whether you are happy or whether you are sad, it is wise to remember you are really in process.

Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.

To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.