Maya Angelou Quotes

At one time, you could sit on the Rue de la Paix in Paris or at the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv or in Medina and you could see a person come in, black, white, it didn't matter. You said, 'That's an American' because there's a readiness to smile and to talk to people.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SmileTimePeopleBlackAmerican

Modern culture is a tremendous force.

John Gresham Machen

CultureForceModernTremendous

In 1984, I starred in 'Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan,' my first movie. My lines ended up being dubbed by Glenn Close, supposedly because my accent was 'too southern'. It was completely humiliating at the time. I became a laughing stock. I'm amazed that I managed to pick myself up and dust myself off.

Andie MacDowell

TimeMyselfLegendFirstDustUp

I was sure we would never see the adoption of the Euro. Countries giving up their currencies for a common tender was, it seemed to me, completely out of tune with currency being a carrier of people's cultural identity, celebrating national heroes and events, as it had been for hundreds of years.

John Naisbitt

IdentityPeopleMeGivingGiving Up

You don't see a lot of great companies built on easy problems to solve.

Aneel Bhusri

GreatProblemsEasyYouSeeBuilt

Whose mother wants to see her son fight? It's very hard for her - but boxing is in my blood.

Amir Khan

MotherSonFightBoxingBloodSee

Feel good about linking hands in human chain for good causes.

Russell Baker

GoodFeel GoodFeelHandsHuman

When you have a smartphone, the things that it can do are kind of ridiculous and terrifying.

Jonathan Nolan

YouRidiculousKindThings

I have two children. They are more fun than anything in the world, and it's more immediate fun than the hard slog of writing.

Denise Mina

ChildrenFunWritingWorldHardTwo

A crowd urging you on to do well can be very encouraging. It's very fun. It can be a really cool feeling.

Dean Ambrose

FunCoolYouFeelingCrowdWell

These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books kids share with each other, and I think that's important.

Brian P. Cleary

ThinkImportantWantOutShareKids

We must do everything in our power to cease the behaviour that makes children everywhere feel afraid.

Alice Walker

PowerChildrenFeelEverythingMust

I think of images as an immune system and a transit system.

Lynda Barry

ThinkSystemTransitImagesI Think

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