Maya Angelou

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there read more

Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaken need for an unshakable God.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've read more

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.

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

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.