Maya Angelou Quotes

Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it's right, it's easy. It's the other way round, too. If it's slovenly written, then it's hard to read. It doesn't give the reader what the careful writer can give the reader.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WritingReadingEasyDamnWayRight

I've been in charge all my damn life, but executive producing is teamwork. You're involved with every aspect of the production, from casting to locations, everything.

Jenifer Lewis

LifeTeamworkYouDamnEverything

Every time I am stuck in traffic, stub my toe, get a middle seat on the flight, I just remember how all of this is just a blip in the radar of my life.

Jenna Morasca

LifeTimeI AmMy LifeRememberGet

A structure is a bit like a story. People will go along with you - they see where you're going.

Melvyn Bragg

PeopleStoryYouGoWillSee

I am beyond thrilled to be hitting the road with 'Singin' in the Rain.' As a huge fan of the original movie, the chance to bring this story to life on stage is something I couldn't pass up, and it'll be great visiting some of the beautiful theatres on the tour; some I've been to previously; some are going to be a brand new experience for me.

Maxwell Caulfield

LifeBeautifulGreatRainExperience

I'm far from immune to the American, perhaps historically male, prejudice toward practical and physical competence; I hope I've also considered that prejudice enough to have some distance from it.

Robert Pinsky

HopeAmericanEnoughDistanceFar

When I went to law school, I went to learn about justice and equal rights.

Jeanine Pirro

JusticeSchoolLawLearnEqual

I rented a house in Favignana, off the coast of Sicily, in the mid or late '90s. There was a revolving door of visiting friends and family - we played games, painted our faces, went swimming naked, cooked big meals, rode around on motorini, and had great cappuccinos.

Amber Valletta

FamilyGreatFriends And FamilyDoor

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

Steven Biko

MindOppressorOppressedMostPotent

The knowledge that we are responsible for living the life we have is our most powerful tool.

Srikumar Rao

LifeKnowledgePowerfulLivingTool

Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.

Steve Martin

WalkDinosaursDifferentDidSays

Many companies restrict Internet activity so heavily that it makes it difficult for people to do online research. The most obvious example? Checking the Facebook profile of someone you just interviewed.

Travis Bradberry

PeopleResearchInternetSomeoneYou

Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them.

Roh Moo-hyun

PastHideEventsIn The PastAvoid

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