Poetry Quote by Maya Angelou — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

“All great achievements require time.”

“It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit quietly and listen to charges brought against my color with no chance of defense. We should all be dead. I thought I should like to see us all dead, one on top of the other. A pyramid of flesh with the whitefolks on the bottom, as the broad base, then the Indians with their silly tomahawks and teepees and wigwams and treaties, the Negroes with their mops and recipes and cotton sacks and spirituals sticking out of their mouths. The Dutch children should all stumble in their wooden shoes and break their necks. The French should choke to death on the Louisiana Purchase (1803) while silkworms ate all the Chinese with their stupid pigtails. As a species, we were an abomination. All of us.”

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

“But often, in the world’s most crowded streets,”

“We didn't start the fire”

“Remember me when I am dead”

“Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.”

“Wine is bottled poetry.”

“Thinking of you is a poison I drink often.”