Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaking need for an unshakable God. My pretty Black brother was my Kingdom Come. Maya Angelou
The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labor. The human heart is so robust, so tough, that once encouraged it beats its rhythm with a loud unswerving insistency. Maya Angelou
Don't kneel please. Sometimes people put people on pedestals so they can see them more clearly and knock them off more easily. Maya Angelou
Long after people forget what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel. —Tim Sanders. Maya Angelou
That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you many times, 'Cant do is like Dont Care.' Neither of them have a home. Maya Angelou
Each of us visits this Earth involuntarily, and without an invitation. For me, it is enough to wonder at the secrets. Maya Angelou