1,440 Quotes by maya angelou

Be wary when a naked person offers you his shirt

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged.

It may in fact be utterly impossible to be successful without helping others to become successful.

Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.

I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.

You forgive yourself for every failure because you are trying to do the right thing. God knows that and you know it. Nobody else may know it.

When a man tells you who he is...believe him.

You can't get too high for somebody to bring you down.