Maya Angelou Quotes

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeMeChoicePlaceSurrenderHad

I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.

Jeremy Lin

Growing UpGameFeelGrowingUpBig

Some months ago, while I was preparing a new work, I told a young cinema executive my intention of including in a soundtrack two themes from Bach. But when he asked me which has been the last hit from that Bach?, then I knew that I had no longer place in cinema.

Maurice Jarre

WorkMeIntentionCinemaPlaceNew

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

Michael Bolton

PeopleThinkBetterSomeoneBecome

My favorite bands were Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, Grand Funk Railroad. If you listen to some of my early music, you can hear it.

John Tesh

MusicYouLakeEarlyRailroadFunk

I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight.

Robbie Coltrane

WomenBeautifulWalkPeopleClothes

If the Internet, ubiquitous as it now is, proves too dangerous in the hands of the psychologically fragile, perhaps access to it ought to be restricted. We ban drunks from driving because they're a danger to others. Isn't it time we did the same to trolls?

Milo Yiannopoulos

TimeInternetDrivingHandsNow

What makes art powerful is a flash of recognition, a frightening encounter with something familiar about the human condition.

Joshua Oppenheimer

ArtRecognitionPowerfulHumanFlash

You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't.

Jon Gruden

PassionKnowledgeIntelligenceYou

I haven't accepted anyone telling me what is or isn't possible and have just kept moving along toward my goals.

Donny Robinson

GoalsMeMovingPossibleAlongJust

You see on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'X Factor,' they all wear ear plugs. But I could not hear myself when I wore them. So that is where the strong voice came from.

Cilla Black

MyselfTalentVoiceStrongYouSee

It might be a little embarrassing, but I never ever missed an episode of 'Dawson's Creek' growing up.

Brett Young

Growing UpGrowingMissedNeverUp

And you can't have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can't be done.

Arthur Laffer

MoneyGovernmentFreeYouToo Much

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