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Maya Angelou Quotes - Page 24

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The Holy Spirit upon my left leads my feet without ceasing into the camp of the righteous and into the tents of the free.

The Holy Spirit upon my left leads my feet without ceasing into the camp of the righteous and into the tents of the free.

Faith, God, Christian

Twitter post from Apr 30, 2014

Be the rainbow in someone else's cloud.

Clouds, Rainbow

Facts can obscure the truth.

Facts, Obscure

"Maya Angelou discusses her faith, politics, courage ahead of LSU event next week". Interview with Chelsea Brasted, www.nola.com. February 13, 2013.

I am convinced that most people do not grow up ... our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magnolias.

Children, Growing Up, Real

Maya Angelou (2008). “Letter to My Daughter”, p.7, Random House

Original thinking migrates each day in search of nourishment.

Thinking, Intellectual, Intelligence

Hope is born again in the faces of children.

Children, Faces, Born Again

Twitter post from May 27, 2010

To make a difference is not a matter of accident...People CHOOSE to make a difference.

Differences, People, Making A Difference

Faith is the evidence of the unseen.

Life, Unseen, Evidence

We have it in us to be splendid.

Splendid

Have a purpose to your life: Purpose does not mean having a job...You can have a job and still be unfulfilled.

Jobs, Mean, Doe

There is an intimate laughter to be found only among friends

Laughter, Inspirational Friendship, Intimate

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Oct 28, 2011

I believe talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a heart pump going, light a cathedral, or you can electrocute a person with it. Electricity will do all that. It makes no judgment. I think talent is like that. I believe every person is born with talent.

Life, Motivation, Believe

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat so that we can know who we are. So that we can see, "Oh, that happened, and I rose. I did get knocked down flat in front of the whole world, and I rose. I didn't run away; I rose right where I'd been knocked down." That's how you get to know yourself.

Running, Strong Women, Rose

Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.psychologytoday.com. February 17, 2009.

I do like to have guns around. I don't like to carry them. But I like - if somebody is going to come into my house and I have not put out the welcome mat, I want to stop them.

Gun, House, Want

At one time, you could sit on the Rue de la Paix in Paris or at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv or in Medina and you could see a person come in, black, white, it didn't matter. You said, 'That's an American' because there's a readiness to smile and to talk to people.

Paris, White, People

Putting down on paper what you have to say is an important part of writing, but the words and ideas have to be shaped and cleaned, cleaned as severely as a dog cleans a bone, cleaned until there's not a shred of anything superfluous.

Dog, Writing, Ideas

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.

Sensual, Tables, Want

If you will have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is convince yourself that the person is subhuman. The second thing you have to do is convince your allies so you'll have some help, and the third and probably unkindest cut of all is to convince that person that he or she is subhuman and deserves it.

Cutting, Allies, Firsts

"Maya Angelou: It's time to lift America's spirit". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. November 3, 2008.

We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.

Inspirational, Wise, Insperational

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.

Motivational, Running, Courage

"Pray It Forward: Daily Meditations" by Rowena Holloway, iUniverse, (p. 34), August 1, 2007.

Shelter Network's programs and services are a rainbow in the clouds for homeless children and adults.

Children, Clouds, Rainbow

It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me.

Faith In God, God Love, Wells

Twitter post from May 19, 2013

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.

Lonely, Loneliness, Book

Maya Angelou (2012). “The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou”, p.393, Modern Library

Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it.

Positive, Writing, Use

Maya Angelou, Jeffrey M. Elliot (1989). “Conversations with Maya Angelou”

You can only accomplish what I really love. Do not take the money as a goal. Instead, pursue the things you passionate about, and do good to others can not take my eyes off you

Eye, Goal, Passionate

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