“ You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. Maya Angelou
“ We must re-create an attractive and caring attitude in our homes and in our worlds. If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves. If we persist in self-disr… Maya Angelou
“ We love and lose in China, we weep on England's moors, and laugh and moan in Guinea, and thrive on Spanish shores. We seek success in Finland, are born and die in Maine. Maya Angelou
“ She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. Maya Angelou
“ Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies.I say,It's in the reach of my armsThe span of my… Maya Angelou
“ I’ve got a magic charmThat I keep up my sleeve,I can walk the ocean floorAnd never have to breathe. Maya Angelou
“ Did you want to see me broken?Bowed head and lowered eyes?Shoulders falling down like teardrops.Weakened by my soulful cries.You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes, Maya Angelou
“ Amazing Peace: A Christmas PoemThunder rumbles in the mountain passesAnd lightning rattles the eaves of our houses.Flood waters await us in our avenues.Snow falls upon snow, falls upon snow to avalanc… Maya Angelou
“ A story went the rounds about a San Franciscan white matron who refused to sit beside a Negro civilian on the streetcar, even after he made room for her on the seat. Her explanation was that she would… Maya Angelou
“ You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.Does my sassiness upset you?Why are you beset with gloom?'Cause I walk li… Maya Angelou
“ When I find myself filling with rage over the loss of a beloved, I try as soon as possible to remember that my concerns and questions should be focused on what I learned or what I have yet to learn fr… Maya Angelou
“ Thomas Wolfe warned in the title of America’s great novel that ‘You Can’t Go Home Again.’ I enjoyed the book but I never agreed with the title. I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that… Maya Angelou
“ The caged bird sings with a fearful trill,of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom. Maya Angelou
“ Love heals. Heals and liberates. I use the word , not meaning sentimentality, but a condition so strong that it may be that which holds the stars in their heavenly positions and that which causes the… Maya Angelou
“ Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a… Maya Angelou
“ I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that one carries the shadows, the dreams, the fears and the dragons of home under one's skin, at the extreme corners of one's eyes and possibly in th… Maya Angelou
“ A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream. Maya Angelou
