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Mayaangelou Quotes

  1. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    March 15, 2017 8:33pm UTC
    I've learned that
    whenever I decide
    SOMETHING WITH AN OPEN HEART,
    I usuaLLY maKe
    THE RIGHT DECISION.

  2. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    February 20, 2017 12:35am UTC

    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

  3. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    September 26, 2016 1:19pm UTC
    Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
    I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
    But when I start to tell them,
    They think I’m telling lies.
    I say,
    It’s in the reach of my arms,
    The span of my hips,
    The stride of my step,
    The curl of my lips.
    I’m a woman
    Phenomenally.
    Phenomenal woman,
    That’s me.

  4. SmileyFacesAreAmazing SmileyFacesAreAmazing
    posted a quote
    February 19, 2016 1:56am UTC

    find a beautiful piece of art. if you fall in love with van gogh or matisse or john oliver killens, or if you fall in love with the music of coltraine, the music of aretha franklin, or the music of chopin-find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was crated by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.
    ‘note to self’ | maya angelou

  5. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    February 10, 2016 3:00pm UTC
    BITTERNESS IS
    like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
    Amenah's format

  6. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    February 5, 2016 9:47pm UTC
    Please leave format credit to 1986!
    You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

  7. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    January 29, 2016 2:39pm UTC
    YOU MAY SHOOT ME WITH
    your words, you may cut
    ME WITH YOUR EYES, YOU MAY KILL
    me with your hatefulness,
    BuT sTiLL, LiKe aiR, i'LL Rise.

  8. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    November 17, 2015 7:08pm UTC
    To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflict than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.
    — Maya Angelou

  9. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    May 27, 2015 2:49pm UTC
    “ Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning. ”
    ( Maya Angelou )
    Amenah's format

  10. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    May 2, 2015 2:04pm UTC
    “ To those who have given up on love, I say, trust life a little bit. ”
    ( Maya Angelou )
    Amenah's format

  11. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    April 17, 2015 7:25pm UTC
    “ The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. ”
    ( Maya Angelou )
    Amenah's format

  12. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    January 9, 2015 11:16pm UTC

    My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

  13. desperado* desperado*
    posted a quote
    July 4, 2014 3:34pm UTC
    You’re itching to be on your own.
    You don’t want anybody telling you what time
    you have to be in at night or how to raise your baby.
    You’re going to leave your mother’s
    big comfortable house and she won’t stop you,
    because she knows you too well.
    But listen to what she says:
    When you walk out of my door,
    don’t let anybody raise you — you’ve been raised.
    You know right from wrong.
    In every relationship you make,
    you’ll have to show readiness
    to adjust and make adaptations.
    Remember, you can always come home.
    You will go home again when the world
    knocks you down — or when you fall down
    in full view of the world.
    But only for two or three weeks at a time.
    Your mother will pamper you and
    feed you your favorite meal of red beans and rice.
    You’ll make a practice of going home
    so she can liberate you again — one of the greatest gifts,
    along with nurturing your courage,
    that she will give you.
    Be courageous, but not foolhardy.
    Walk proud as you are.
    — maya Angelou, Letter to my Younger Self

  14. Blurryface* Blurryface*
    posted a quote
    July 3, 2014 9:53pm UTC
    Hoping for the best
    Prepared for the worst
    And unsurprised by anything in between.
    — maya angelou

  15. kmsxx* kmsxx*
    posted a quote
    June 9, 2014 7:07am UTC
    “I've learned that no matter what happens,
    or how bad it seems today,
    life does go on,
    and it will be better tomorrow.
    I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person
    by the way they handle these three things:
    a rainy day,
    lost luggage,
    and tangled Christmas tree lights.
    I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
    you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
    I've learned that making a "living"
    is not the same thing as making a "life."
    I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
    I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands;
    you need to be able to throw something back.
    I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart,
    I usually make the right decision.
    I've learned that even when I have pains,
    I don't have to be one.
    I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
    People love a warm hug,
    or just a friendly pat on the back.
    I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
    I've learned that people will forget what you said,
    people will forget what you did,
    but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

  16. pikachu-farts* pikachu-farts*
    posted a quote
    June 8, 2014 6:30am UTC
    Your hands easy
    weight, teasing the bees
    hived in my hair, your smile at the
    slope of my cheek. On the
    occasion, you press
    above me, glowing, spouting
    readiness, mystery rapes
    my reason
    When you have withdrawn
    your self and the magic, when
    only the smell of your
    love lingers between
    my breasts, then, only
    then, can I greedily consume
    your presence.
    'Remembrance' ~ Maya Angelou

  17. TellitTotheFrogs* TellitTotheFrogs*
    posted a quote
    May 29, 2014 10:43pm UTC
    "You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. everything influences each of us, and because of that i try to make sure my experiences are positive." - maya angelou --- may you rest in peace
    KCLOVE5 FORMAT

  18. Last Serenade* Last Serenade*
    posted a quote
    May 28, 2014 4:04pm UTC
    . .. . love liberates . .. .

  19. FreakingPip* FreakingPip*
    posted a quote
    May 28, 2014 3:09pm UTC
    ♥♥♥ Rest in peace, Maya Angelou ♥♥♥

  20. seafoam* seafoam*
    posted a quote
    May 28, 2014 1:43pm UTC
    My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.

:)

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