Maya Angelou Quotes

In a long meter hymn, a singer - they call it 'lays out a line.' And then the whole church joins in in repeating that line. And they form a wall of harmony so tight, you can't wedge a pin between it.

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChurchLongYouHarmonyWallSinger

I think one of the main challenges that the World Bank faces is creating an organizational structure that doesn't get in the way of its staff. We have fantastic staff. People told me as I was coming into the organization that the greatest asset of the World Bank Group is its staff, and I think there's no question that that's the case.

Jim Yong Kim

PeopleChallengesOrganizationWorld

I like Diaspora because it's audacious, it's driven by passion, and it's very, very hard to do. After all, who in their right mind would set as a goal taking on Facebook? That's sort of like deciding to build a better search engine - very expensive, with a high likelihood of failure.

John Battelle

FailurePassionMindSearchBetter

I still think it would be a great mistake to go into a war without support of our friends and allies.

John Dingell

GreatMistakeWarSupportThinkGo

I am not a monetarist, and I am not a Keynesian. On certain points I agree with each.

Maurice Allais

I AmAgreePointsCertainEachAm

You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful actor is like having a skin disease. Make sure your passion is not misplaced.

Tom Sizemore

LivePassionYouSkinWantWay

Of course you can't 'trust' what people tell you on the web anymore than you can 'trust' what people tell you on megaphones, postcards or in restaurants. Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.

Douglas Adams

TrustPoliticsPeopleBrainYouWhy

A chance to work with the guys from Isis sounded like a lot of fun. I've always been into the atmospheric sounds they had created with that project and felt my sense of melody would meld well with theirs.

Chino Moreno

WorkFunChanceProjectAlwaysWell

I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.

Chris O'Dowd

PeopleMeNothingInspirationUp

I don't do crazy things - I just don't.

Aretha Franklin

CrazyThingsJustCrazy Things

There is no way to keep your thumb on the pulse unless you have your thumb on the pulse, and I think we have it.

Scott Borchetta

ThinkYouWayKeepYourI Think

I'm always ready for more grandbabies.

Tina Knowles

ReadyMoreAlways

I am, by nature, an optimist.

Martin Heinrich

NatureI AmOptimistAm

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