Maya Angelou Quotes

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MotherGodChildrenGreatTimeMom

For me, the scariest moment is walking on set before we shoot the first shot, and I am so anxious. It's a lot of pressure, and it's scary, and I don't think that fear ever goes away.

Melina Matsoukas

FearMomentI AmMeThinkPressure

A poor logo doesn't mean a business will fail, and a good logo doesn't mean it will succeed - it just helps. Ultimately a good logo is something that people recognize instantly and relate to.

Matt Mickiewicz

GoodBusinessPeopleSucceedPoor

And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in Saudi Arabia, but Saddam Hussein didn't buy. When the economic hit men fail in this scenario, the next step is what we call the jackals.

John Perkins

MenStepSameBuyFailSuccessful

There's timing. And then there's also certain people at the record company who worked incredibly hard and were incredibly enthusiastic about what I was doing.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

PeopleDoingTimingHardCompany

Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture.

Michele Bachmann

FaithCultureMoralsMoralityVirtue

I can secretly sing. But I am extremely shy when it comes to singing in public.

Michelle Carter

I AmSingingI CanShySingPublic

I don't want to be a Michael Moore-style artist, which is not to disparage Michael Moore. But he seems rather unsuccessful at winning people over who don't already agree with him.

Mohsin Hamid

PeopleWinningArtistWantHimOver

Our system is dynamic, always shifting gears. What I do is I build models to beat the market.

Louis Navellier

BuildAlwaysGearsSystemBeatOur

When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, 'God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!'

Dolly Parton

GodThoughtLooksWigMineCheaper

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.

Donald Rumsfeld

OrganizationManagementDistanceTop

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

Claudio Ranieri

FootballIdeasControlGameTrying

Maybe it's our sins that give God consolation when he finally has to give us cancer.

Chuck Palahniuk

GodCancerUsGiveFinallyHe

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