Home / Quotes / Quote by Maya Angelou

Quote by Maya Angelou

“You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, 'I'm a representative. '”

Quote by Maya Angelou

Author

Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, playwright, actress, and lecturer, known for her profound exploration of race, gender, and culture in her work. Her autobiographical works, including 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' which detailed her early life of poverty and sexual exploitation, have gained widespread acclaim. more

You May Also Like

“Have the unflinching determination to move on your path unhampered by limiting thoughts of past errors.”

Past Moving Path Determination Errors

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“Your either in or out. There's no in between.”

Author:Pat Riley

“Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for. It’s my opinion that music should not be free, and my prediction is that individual artists and their labels will someday decide what an album’s price point is. I hope they don’t underestimate themselves or undervalue their art.”

Should Art Important Artist Individual Opinion Music Is Art Is Paid Albums Valuable Labels Someday Predictions Underestimate Valuable Things Rare Things

Author:Taylor Swift

“Once you have seen quality horsemanship and are exposed to the things you can do to help a horse be gentle and dependable, then why wouldn't you do those things? No matter what your horse's age, you are going to try to offer him the best that you can. If you adjust what you are doing, he will adjust too; horses have an amazing capacity to make changes. There is always hope.”

Ifs Trying Matter Helping Age Can Do Quality Offers Capacity Horse No Matter What Gentle Exposed Making Changes Dependable Horsemanship

Author:Buck Brannaman

“As if a device can function if it has no style. As if a device can be called stylish that does not function superbly... yes, beauty matters. Boy, does it matter. It is not surface, it is not an extra, it is the thing itself.”

Ifs Doe Matter Boys Style Function Surface Extras Devices Stylish Does It Matter

Author:Stephen Fry

“What a dog I got. Last night he went on the paper four times - three while I was reading it.”

Humor Funny Lasts Night Three Reading Four Dog Paper Last Night

Author:Rodney Dangerfield

“Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should have called him 'Plays with Camera.”

Should Play Hair Should Have Cameras Feathers Kevin

Author:Pauline Kael

“A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.”

Heart Dog Old Dog Pet Loss Dog Loss Dog Grief Pet Grief

Author:Erica Jong

“We must build our faith not on fading lights but on the Light that never fails.”

Light Failing Fading Fading Light

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

“For life affords no higher pleasure, than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. He that labours in any great or laudable undertaking, has his fatigues first supported by hope, and afterwards rewarded by joy... To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.”

Firsts Humans Motivational Joy Wish Pleasure Steps Seeing Higher Highest Labor Difficulty Strive Passing Passings Conquer Fatigue Undertakings Felicity

Author:Samuel Johnson