"I know why the caged bird sings...." - Quote by Maya Angelou

“It is important that we learn humility, which says there was someone else before me who paid for me. My responsibility is to prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who is yet to come.”

“Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence neither speed up nor slow down add to nor diminish it is an imponderably valuable gift.”

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”

“No one can keep you from living as your nature requires. Nothings can happen to you that is not required by Nature.”

“When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.”

“Let the lover be disgraceful, crazy, absent-minded.Someone sober will worry about events going badly.Let the lover be.”

“Today they say that we are free, only to be chained in poverty.”

“When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both.”

“The greatest weapon the colonial powers have used in the past against our people has always been his ability to divide and conquer. If I take my hand and slap you, it might sting you because these digits are separated. But all I have to do to put you back in your place is bring those digits together.”