Maya Angelou

I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them read more

I do not believe that the accident of birth makes people sisters and brothers. It makes them siblings. Gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood are conditions people have to work at. It's a serious matter. You compromise, you give, you take, you stand firm, and you're relentless...And it is an investment. Sisterhood means if you happen to be in Burma and I happen to be in San Diego and I'm married to someone who is very jealous and you're married to somebody who is very possessive, if you call me in the middle of the night, I have to come.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

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

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

love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give read more

love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even read more

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.