Maya Angelou Quotes

I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, 'I write for money.' Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I insist on it, and I pay people who work for me, or with me, handsomely.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkBlack And WhiteMoneyPeopleMe

I'm always happy for a job. It's all fun.

Travis Fimmel

JobFunHappyAlways

But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.

Roone Arledge

PeopleWorldHellDoingYouPlace

I spend many evenings reading or continuing the day's work, but I also enjoy playing the piano, jogging, and traveling with the family.

Robert Woodrow Wilson

WorkFamilyDayReadingEnjoyPiano

A good writer is always a people watcher.

Judy Blume

GoodPeopleAlwaysWriter

I decided very early on that it took too much of my energy to pretend to be someone else. People will make up their minds about me whatever I do or say, but at least I know I am being true to myself.

Drew Barrymore

MyselfI AmPeopleMeEnergyEarly

When I was locked up, I went through a big personal change with my attitude and spiritual, everything. I went through some major changes locked up.

Prodigy

ChangeAttitudeSpiritualPersonal

Taxpayer dollars should not be used as a reward for contractor executives, especially when other segments of society are hurting.

Paul Tonko

SocietyRewardUsedOtherContractor

My perfect guy wears converse, is totally laid back, and doesn't worry about being cool.

Selena Gomez

DatingCoolWorryPerfectBackGuy

I don't have aluminum foil on my windows anymore.

Rick James

WindowsAnymoreFoil

God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.

Richard Rohr

LoveForgivenessGodHistoryUsOur

Being a mod is more of a sensibility than a style.

Martin Freeman

StyleMoreBeingThanSensibility

The stories about broadcast dying or it being overtaken by cable have stopped. Same goes for the stories about the Internet hurting our business.

Leslie Moonves

BusinessInternetDyingSameBeing

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