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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quotes

Maya Angelou

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“Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I was liked, and what a difference it made.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I wouldn’t miss Mrs. Flowers, because she had given me her secret word which would help me all my life: books.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I realized that I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Miss Kirwin was that rare educator who was in love with information. I will always believe that her love of teaching came not only from her liking for students but also from her desire to make sure that some of the things she knew would find new...” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“It was a large heart with lots of hearts growing smaller inside, and going from the outside edge to the smallest heart was an arrow.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Words mean more than what is written on paper. They need the human voice to give them deeper meaning.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of a lack of knowledge.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“At fifteen, life had taught me that surrender, sometimes, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“If you’re for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to country people’s sayings.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“He was a simple man who didn’t feel inferior about his lack of education and, even more amazing, showed no superiority because he had succeeded despite that lack.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Hadn’t I always thought that life was just one great risk?” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Although I had no regrets, I told myself sadly that growing up was not the painless process one expected it to be.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“all knowledge is spendable currency, depending on the market.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“To describe my mother would be to write about a storm in its perfect power.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“He had explained when we were young that when things were very bad his soul went to sleep.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“But remember, language is man’s way of communication with other people and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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