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Activism1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Children1 quote
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969Effects of the past1 quote
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou · 1993Forgiveness1 quote
It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. — Maya Angelou · 2013History repeating itself1 quote
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou · 1993Ignorance is bliss1 quote
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969Inner strength1 quote
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise. — Maya Angelou · 1978Power of literature1 quote
I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth." — Maya Angelou · 2013Progress1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Resilience1 quote
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise. — Maya Angelou · 1978Standing up for what's right1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Taking action1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986The past1 quote
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou · 1993Truth1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Universality of literature1 quote
I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth." — Maya Angelou · 2013Women1 quote
It's in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me. — Maya Angelou · 1978Writing1 quote
I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth." — Maya Angelou · 2013