Words have power, and Maya Angelou’s words have changed the world. Discover the wisdom, strength, and beauty in her timeless quotes.
"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."
"As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them."
"At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice."
"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."
"I answer the heroic question "Death, where is they sting?" with "It is here in my heart and mind and memories.""
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
"My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself."