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Letter "M" » Maya Angelou Quotes
«The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not ent»
Author: Maya Angelou
(Poet)
| About:
African American,
Race,
Respect
| Keywords:
amazement, belligerence, distaste, emerges, formidable, Negro, outcome, survivors
«Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.»
«I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of wat»
«The white American man makes the white American woman maybe not superfluous but just a little kind of decoration. Not really important to turning around the wheels of the state. Well the black American woman has never been able to feel that way. No b»
Author: Maya Angelou
(Poet)
| Keywords:
American Woman, decoration, decorations, superfluous, The Black, wheels
«In today's climate in our country, which is sickened with the pollution of pollution, threatened with the prominence of AIDS, riddled with burgeoning racism, rife with growing huddles of the homeless, we need art and we need art in all forms. We need all methods of art to be present, everywhere present, and all the time present.»
«I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad itseems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned thatyou can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things:a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned thatregardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they'regone from your life. I've learned that making a living is not the same thing asmaking a life. I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on bothhands; you need to be able to throw some things back. I've learned that wheneverI decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I'velearned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned thatevery day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, orjust a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what youdid, but people will never forget how you made them feel.»
«We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.»
«You did then what you knew how to do, And when you knew better, You did better.»
Author: Maya Angelou
(Poet)
«You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.»
«When it looked like the sun wasn't going to shine any more, there's a rainbow in the clouds,»
Author: Maya Angelou
(Poet)
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