Maya Angelou Quotes

Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don't whine. You can be brought low, that's OK, but don't be reduced by them. Just say, 'That's life.'

Maya Angelou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeYouPlaceSayBringLow

He does not scare us; other things in life scare me. We all respect Messi, and he is one of the best players in the world.

Alvaro Morata

LifeRespectBestMeWorldThings

There's something depressing about a young couple helplessly in love. Their state is so perfect, it must be doomed. They project such qualities on their lover that only disappointment can follow.

Roger Ebert

LoveDisappointmentPerfectYoung

I'm not an American citizen, but I live in this country and eventually want to become an American citizen because I love this country so much.

Rob Halford

LoveLiveAmericanCountryCitizen

Ragtime was a fanfare for the 20th century.

Russell Lynes

Century20th CenturyFanfare

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

TodayDayNightEvery DayTemptation

It may be irrational, but if you're local, the client often feels that, if worse comes to worst, they can knock on your door. They 'know where you live.' But when you're remote, they're going to be more suspicious when phone calls go unreturned or emails keep getting 'lost.' Stay on top of communications, and you'll reap the benefits.

Jason Fried

LiveDoorYouPhoneLostKnow

Right after 'The Wackness' came out, it was a really exciting time, and then it was a bit disappointing when it came out. Even though not that many people saw it, I was still getting offered some movies. I was thinking that people would just stop calling me since it didn't do very well at the box office.

Jonathan Levine

TimePeopleMeThinkingStopMovies

If I lived my life according to what Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh said about me, I would just stay in bed all day.

Cindy Sheehan

LifeDayMeMy LifeBedSaid

There is only one person who represents all Americans. We need a president who speaks out and condemns racism and anti-Semitism. We need a president who recognizes everyone is equal. We are not perfect, but we all deserve respect.

Brad Schneider

RespectRacismNot PerfectPerfect

Usually, new producers and writers want to put their stamp on a show. They don't want to continue what's working. They want to reinvent the wheel. It's an ego thing.

Anthony Geary

EgoNewWantWheelReinventWorking

Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.

William Shatner

ListeningLookingEnvironmentTongue

I am not a completely stubborn person. But I have views.

Sylvie Guillem

I AmStubbornPersonViewsAm

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