Maya Angelou Quotes

The language of all the interpretations, the translations, of the Judaic Bible and the Christian Bible, is musical, just wonderful. I read the Bible to myself; I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BeautifulMyselfBibleLanguageTake

Half my life is an act of revision.

John Irving

LifeMy LifeActHalfRevision

Sometimes you hear about people who can't wait to leave their hometown. I did not have that feeling at all. I love San Jose, I love the Bay Area, and I love coming home to visit.

Anjelah Johnson

LoveHomePeopleWaitHometownYou

When you inherit a franchise that won one playoff game in the last 10 years, you've inherited a troubled franchise.

Jeffrey Lurie

GameYouYearsLastPlayoffInherit

Every scientist dreams of doing something that can help the world.

Tu Youyou

DreamsWorldDoingHelpSomething

Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry.

Rita Rudner

MarriageMenPainJewelryBetter

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

Matt Bevin

WomenMenPeopleStand UpStandUp

We will not build a society that reflects who we are and that has opportunities for equality or justice if we don't make progress for all participants.

Mitchell Baker

JusticeProgressEqualitySociety

I'm going to shut Chris Weidman down in the first round. I'm gonna expose him in the second round. And I'm gonna finish him with a left kick followed by a left punch, simultaneously.

Luke Rockhold

DownFirstHimFinishLeftGoing

Microsoft first entered the living room with Ultimate TV way back in 2000 - a year before Apple's first iPod was announced. Ultimate TV offered consumers a DVR and supporting online services, including 14 days of programming and the ability to record 35 hours of programming. Microsoft's reach was then thwarted when Echostar acquired DIRECTV.

Jay Samit

ReachYearBackAppleLivingWay

It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to have a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action.

Diane Kruger

GirlCharacterFunActionDownJust

People are interested in crime fiction when they're quite distanced from crime. People in Darfur are not reading murder mysteries.

Denise Mina

PeopleReadingCrimeFictionQuite

Releasing the invisible ties to those who have left you, betrayed you, disappointed you or hurt you, you open up to higher realms of love, peace and joy.

Debbie Ford

LovePeaceJoyHurtYouOpen

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