Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.
Maya AngelouLeaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise. Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear, I rise.
Maya AngelouFind a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin - find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.
Maya AngelouI encourage courtesy. To accept nothing less than courtesy, and to give nothing less than courtesy.
Maya AngelouA certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to lead her and to read her every page. Even minimal people can't survive on minimal wage. A certain person wondered why I wait all week for you. I didn't have the words to describe just what you do. I said you had the motion of the ocean in your walk, and when you solve my riddles you don't even have to talk.
Maya Angelou