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Maya Angelou Quotes

If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Talent Electricity You Done Human

Ensuring ports are dredged is essential to securing America's place in global trade.

America Place Trade Global Essential

I grew up in Columbia, Maryland, a planned community built during the sixties. During the early years, it was very integrated. I grew up being taught by black teachers with black principals and vice principals and, you know, a lot of black friends. We played in mixed groups, and I kind of thought that was how it was.

Community Black Thought Friends You

I always had to fight for the chance to get people to hear me.

Fight People Me Chance Always Get

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.

Education Mother Teacher Quality

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.

Nothing Everyone High Hold Must

It doesn't matter where you start out, it's where you end up.

Chris Harris, Jr.

Start End You Matter Out Up

I do not want my name to be presented to the public as an Indian, but as a pitcher.

Name Want Pitcher Indian Public

I went to a very mean school and was bullied like crazy. I was a bit of a goth with purple hair, and I was also part of the drama group, which was filled with actors and writers and wasn't really accepted by the rest of the school.

Christina Hendricks

School Crazy Hair Rest Drama Group

We have Donald Trump standing up as one of the greatest fear-mongers in this nation's history. He's trying to make us afraid of each other.

History Trying Donald Trump Nation

Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived?

Parents Ask How Does Anyone

No blessing lasts forever.

Blessing Forever Lasts

And I would like to marry and have more children. I would like to try and do it right.

Children Try More Right Would Like

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