Maya Angelou

The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, read more

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning "Good morning" at total strangers.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings read more

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility