Maya Angelou

I think I have had so much blessing – I’ve had my brother, who was brilliant – I think my family came closest to making a genius when they made my brother – Bailey was just all of that. He loved me.

Maya Angelou

I think that everyone thought that the depression like everything else, was for the white-folks, so it had nothing to do with them.

Maya Angelou

I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other, the closer we are to learn something about our selves.

Maya Angelou

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

Maya Angelou

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.

Maya Angelou

I think when we don’t know what to do it’s wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds and breathe deeply.

Maya Angelou

I thought at the time that it was noble to bear the ills one had silently. But not so silently that others didn’t know one was bearing them.

Maya Angelou

I thought if war did not include killing, I’d like to see one every year.

Maya Angelou

I thought of myself hanging in the store, as a mote imprisoned on a shaft of sunlight. Pushed and pulled by the slightest shift of air, but never falling free into the tempting darkness.

Maya Angelou

I try to live what I consider a ‘poetic existence.’ That means I take responsibility for the air I breathe and the space I take up. I try to be immediate, to be totally present for all my work.

Maya Angelou