More quotes by Maya Angelou

"If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart."
"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it."
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
"I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use."
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."