Maya Angelou Quotes

I was a dancer for many years. I was a premier dancer with 'Porgy and Bess,' the opera. And I taught dance some, in different places.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DancePlacesYearsOperaDifferent

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

Mia Hamm

SacrificeI AmTeamChampionBecause

You carry your country with you, it's part of your baggage.

Roy Thomson

YouCountryCarryYourBaggagePart

When I first started writing 'Still Missing,' I didn't actually realize I was writing a thriller. I thought it was more women's fiction, but during the many years of rewrites, I kept taking out the boring parts, and then my agent informed me that I had written a thriller.

Chevy Stevens

WomenMeWritingThoughtBoringOut

For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

Christina Rossetti

FamilyFriendSisterWeatherCalm

As a book editor, you need to pitch every one of your books again and again, dozens of times, for months on end. From a quick conversation with your boss or a letter that'll be read by just one person, to a five-minute speech in front of 50 colleagues or cover copy that'll be in front of millions of eyes.

Chris Pavone

EyesBossBookColleaguesEndYou

We've all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope.

Conor Oberst

MusicHopePowerSolidaritySpread

Our intent will not be to create gridlock. Oh, except maybe from time to time.

Bob Dole

TimeCreateWillIntentOurMaybe

I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.

Brother Lawrence

LiveGodMeWorldSaveBegan

One of the things I can't stand about this town is the back-stabbing. Where I grew up, we're front-stabbers.

Anthony Scaramucci

StandUpThingsWhereTownAbout

The minute you feel secure about yourself and own the fact your dreams are honest true, other things fix themselves.

Shantel VanSanten

DreamsYour DreamsYourselfFeelYou

My stepfather was in the navy, so I got to know a side of Chile that is not what you would expect from an artist.

Sebastian Lelio

YouArtistKnowNavySideExpect

I was a high-school dropout; I was a loner.

Rene Russo

LonerHigh-School

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