Maya Angelou Quotes

Living in a state of terror was new to many white people in America, but black people have been living in a state of terror in this country for more than 400 years.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleBlackAmericaWhiteLiving

I always wanted to be an anchorman, but after college I wound up working behind the scenes at CBS News for 10 years.

Andy Cohen

CollegeNewsAlwaysYearsUpBehind

Being born into the Royal Family is like being born into a mental asylum. Marrying into it is not something to be taken lightly.

John Lydon

FamilyBornRoyalMentalSomething

The jury is still out on whether humans are causing climate change.

Sonny Perdue

ChangeClimate ChangeJuryOutStill

In Blow-up I used my head instinctively!

Michelangelo Antonioni

HeadUsedInstinctively

My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public to wrap its head around some of the things I'm saying.

Michael Moore

PeopleIdeasSayingThoughtImpact

Doctors are human animals. They want to be loved, they are tribal, they instinctually favor stories over scientific evidence, they make mistakes, and even small gifts make them susceptible to being biased.

Alice Dreger

MistakesSmallLovedAnimalsWant

Simian Mobile Disco changed my life. They put me onto the EDM world. Although they would hate that term, they're more techno.

Winston Marshall

LifeHateMeWorldMy LifeDisco

In Holland, homosexuality is treated the same way as heterosexuality. In what Islamic country does that happen?

Pim Fortuyn

CountryWaySameHappenDoes

Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead.

Peter O'Toole

MomentStartThinkingDeadStay

I always say investors invest in lines, not dots.

Payal Kadakia

SayAlwaysLinesDotsInvest

I think there are so many problems in the world today, we have to figure out how to fix them rather than point fingers at each other.

Shane Smith

TodayWorldProblemsThinkFixOut

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

CreativeWorldBetterAlwaysAlmost

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Maya Angelou