Human beings are more alike than unalike, and what is true anywhere is true everywhere, yet I encourage travel to as many destinations as possible for the sake of education as well as pleasure.
Maya AngelouIf it is true that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, isn't it also true a society is only as healthy as its sickest citizen and only as wealthy as its most deprived?
Maya AngelouEach time I write a book, every time I face that yellow pad, the challenge is so great. I have written eleven books, but each time I think, โUh oh, theyโre going to find out now. Iโve run a game on everybody and theyโre going to find me out.
Maya AngelouI never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody's ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the 'n' word when talking about me or about my people, or the stupidity of people who really wanted to belittle other folks because they weren't pretty or they weren't rich or they weren't clever.
Maya Angelou