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Maya Angelou on Mother's Day

1928–2014 United States

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8 quotes

If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.

A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

Petulant priests, greedy
centurions, and one million
incensed gestures stand
between your love and me.

I Shall Not Be Moved (1990)

Love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.
A Brave and Startling Truth.

A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)

I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me "I love you." … There is an African saying which is: "Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."

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.

A Brave and Startling Truth (1995)

I have need of a friend. There is one and only one
who will give the air
from his failing lungs
for my body's mend. And that one is my love.

I Shall Not Be Moved (1990)

Love recognizes no barriers.

Love's Exquisite Freedom (2011)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Maya Angelou (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.