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Quotes from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings — Maya Angelou

1928–2014 United States

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12 quotes

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

The needs of a society determine its ethics.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)

Attribution

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