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Maya Angelou Quotes

Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with old hurts. I had to face the fear/loathing at its source or it would consume me whole.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Heart People Me Face Black Down

I'm an athletic junkie - I play in all the celebrity all-star games, and I've become buddies with a bunch of athletes.

Play Games Become Celebrity Buddies

I've never been more than 9 years old.

More Never Old Years Been Than

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent years and years and years meeting with activists all over Europe to lay the groundwork for a political response, as we did here.

Political Media Meeting Over Europe

Superstar was made so early in my career I had nothing to do with it at all. The first time I saw it was the opening screening.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Time Early Career Nothing Opening

You need the commitment of people that aren't worried about that next election, who are going to do the right thing and worry about the next generation. It's called political courage. And I can tell you, with me, you don't have to ask whether I have political courage.

Jeff Fitzgerald

Courage Commitment Do The Right Thing

I never thought I would do a game show, but now I guess I'm now officially in that genre.

Game Thought Now Never Show Would

I like shape very much. A novel has to have shape, and life doesn't have any.

Life Shape Like Much Novel Very

During the 19th century, Britain fought two wars in unsuccessful attempts to subjugate the Afghans. When Britain finally drew a border between India and Afghanistan in 1893, Pashtun tribes in southern Afghanistan were cut off from related tribes across the border in what was then India and is now Pakistan.

Border India Now Two Afghanistan

Never ask a bore a question.

Never Question Ask Bore

I would rather write poems than prose, any day, any place. Yet each has its own force.

Day Place Write Own Force Would

The number of French players Arsenal have brought through is very impressive, and many of the players who arrived, especially the young ones, were unknown when they arrived to the general public.

Young Unknown Through Players Who

Visibility is dangerous because if a guy cuts you off in traffic, you can't call him a name - it might get to the press.

Name You Dangerous Traffic Him Guy

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