Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.

All knowledge is spendable currency, depending on the market.

Effective action is always unjust.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

You have to deal with what you encounter. But you must not be reduced. And so a way not to be reduced is don't whine! Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low.

I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

Every Day you should reach out and touch someone