Maya Angelou Quotes

Timidity makes a person modest. It makes him or her say, 'I'm not worthy of being written up in the record of deeds in heaven or on earth.' Timidity keeps people from their good. They are afraid to say, 'Yes, I deserve it.'

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodPeopleHeavenEarthPersonSay

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.

John Engler

BrokenPeopleBetterOutWorking

I'm not great at dealing with death, I have to say. I find death very hard: my mum, my dad, Sid Vicious. I'm not a monster; I feel it and it scares me. One death at a time, please, is all my heart will bear.

John Lydon

HeartGreatTimeDeathMeFeel

When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is.

John Turturro

AloneYouDownSitSomethingGoing

I don't know what goes on behind my back... I always feel like, if you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything.

Amy Heckerling

GoodFeelYouBackKnowSay

One of the pivotal moments for me was realizing that our 'food with integrity' approach at Chipotle was satisfying my passion. That's about bringing the best quality, sustainably-raised ingredients to everyone: chicken without antibiotics; beef without hormones. These ingredients were only available in high-end restaurants, not mainstream places.

Steve Ells

IntegrityPassionFoodBestQuality

Our big problem is that high-calorie, special-occasion foods like cakes, fried foods, etc. have become so cheap and easy that we eat them every day. Make them special again by cooking them yourself. You won't do it every day, I promise.

Michael Pollan

DayCookingYourselfProblemYou

I have been honored and privileged to have led The Rockefeller Foundation for the last seven years, and I am excited to be leading the Foundation as we enter our centennial year.

Judith Rodin

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No one is so old as to think he cannot live one more year.

David Viscott

LiveThinkYearMoreOldCannot

You let the hair down, and that's when the wild man comes out.

Clay Matthews III

ManHairYouDownWildOut

I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span.

Claire McCaskill

HabitThinkShortAttentionYouBad

Pope John Paul II was a man of peace, a friend of the Jewish nation... and worked for the historic reconciliation between the nations and for the renewal of diplomatic ties between Israel and the Vatican at the end of 1993.

Ariel Sharon

FriendPeaceManEndNationJewish

David Mamet gives me great heart. When I ask myself, 'I don't know if I can do this again,' Mamet would say, 'Oh yes, you can.'

Alice Ripley

HeartGreatMyselfMeYouI Can

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