Maya Angelou Quotes

Whenever something went wrong when I was young - if I had a pimple or if my hair broke - my mom would say, 'Sister mine, I'm going to make you some soup.' And I really thought the soup would make my pimple go away or my hair stronger.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014

Topics

MomSisterHairSoupThoughtYou

Television is fast and loose. You have two or three takes to get your part right, and if you have a problem, well, by the time you figure it out, everyone's moved on to the next scene. It's good training, keeps you on your toes.

John Heard

GoodTimeTrainingProblemYouFast

It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.

Jeff Lynne

SimplePeopleYouOldOutDays

I'm just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarass easily.

Michael Jackson

CutJustLikeBleedAnyoneEasily

Our success at Cisco has been defined by how we anticipate, capture, and lead through market transitions. Over the years, I've watched iconic companies disappear - Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Wang, Digital Equipment - as they failed to anticipate where the market was heading.

John T. Chambers

SuccessSunCaptureDigitalOver

In winning companies, everybody pulls in the same direction.

Steve Blank

WinningDirectionSameEverybody

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Stendhal

GreatStyleSimpleMindsGreat Minds

When the Mac ad campaign was in full swing, I quickened my pace as I went past certain bus stops. My wife told me that she loyally took a piece of chewing gum off my nose once.

Robert Webb

WifePastMeSwingSheBus

The thing that all police officers decide when they wake up in the morning is that they're going home.

Cheo Hodari Coker

HomeMorningPoliceWake UpDecide

Walk out of the house the way you feel you want to look that day - it doesn't mean you have to stick to that style for the rest of your life.

Brad Goreski

LifeStyleWalkDayRestLook

You think if you win the Olympics, you'll become a millionaire overnight. But I was still scraping the barrel, looking down the back of the settee for pound coins to buy a pint of milk.

Bradley Wiggins

WinLookingThinkYouBackDown

I feel like guys don't want to stop me no more.

Antonio Brown

MeFeelStopWantMoreI Feel Like

Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

ChangeGrowthEnoughSecurityTrue

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