I answer the heroic question, ...

I answer the heroic question, 'Death, where is thy sting?' with 'It is in my heart and mind and memories.

Never whine. Whining lets a br...

Never whine. Whining lets a brute know that a victim is in the neighborhood.

This is a wonderful day, I hav...

This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.

We are missing Michael. But we...

We are missing Michael. But we do know we had him, and we are the world.

He thrived with passion and co...

He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style. We had him whether we know who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his.

When things were very bad his ...

When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep

Glory falls around us as we so...

Glory falls around us as we sob a dirge of desolation on the Cross

There are some nights when sle...

There are some nights when sleep plays coy, aloof and disdainful. And all the wiles that I employ to win its service to my side are useless as wounded pride, and much more painful.

Don't bring negative to my doo...

Don't bring negative to my door.

I thought if war did not inclu...

I thought if war did not include killing, I'd like to see one every year.

You can never be great at anyt...

You can never be great at anything unless you love it.

Bringing the gifts that my anc...

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.

Alone, all alone Nobody, but n...

Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone.

In diversity there is beauty a...

In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

No sun outlasts its sunset, bu...

No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again and bring the dawn.

Being a woman is hard work....

Being a woman is hard work.

When I passed forty I dropped ...

When I passed forty I dropped pretense, 'cause men like women who got some sense.

Someone was hurt before you, w...

Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped before you... yet, someone survived... You can do anything you choose to do.

We, unaccustomed to courage

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Maya Angelou 03.03.2018 03:03:03 1013 quotes

Education helps one case cease...

Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations.