"Frequently, I have been asked how I got to be this way. How did I, born black in a white country, poor in a society where wealth is adored and sought after at all costs, female in an environment where only large ships and some engines are described favourably by using the female pronoun-how did I get to be Maya Angelou?"

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"Never abandon widows, widowers and orphans."

"My grandma, Mrs Grace Ayorkor Acquah, said, "Money matters is only a matter of fancy."

"Money cannot buy love."

"You know, in a society where children just about have to seek parental permission to sit on Santa's knee, the word 'paedophile' should send more shivers up your spine than the word 'druggie'."

"Never look too far to find a family. Your neighbour is your closest family."

"These are the attributes of Bullshit people; they will...blur your imagination, take your endowments for a piece of debris, make you ridiculous, and most importantly, you got to send them to the recycle bin."

"Did you see that dress? "I saw the dress. "Did you like it? He didn't answer. I took that as a yes. "Am I going to endanger my reputation if I wear it to the dance? When he spoke, I could barely hear him. "You'll endanger the school. I smiled and fell asleep."

"Men love pleasure, but women wish for purposeful promise."

"And I would try and walk far enough away that people would not assume I was with him."

"Laugh, and the world longs to be your friend."

Explore more quotes by Maya Angelou

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."

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