Quotes about Resilience
She liberated me from a society that would have had me think of myself as the lower of the low. She liberated me to life. And from that time to this time, I have taken life by the lapels and I have said, I'm with you, kid.
— Maya Angelou
Never let white folks know what you really think. If you're sad, laugh. If you're bleeding inside, dance.
— Maya Angelou
She used to say that her secret to life was that she "hoped for the best, was prepared for the worst, so anything in between didn't come as a surprise.
— Maya Angelou
Teachers of my early youth Taught forgiveness stressed the truth Here then is my Christian lack: If I'm struck then I'll strike back.
— Maya Angelou
Girl, you're going to be all right. You haven't forgotten the essentials. You know about defending yourself. All you have to do now is remember … sometimes you have to defend yourself from yourself.
— Maya Angelou
Every storm runs out of rain.
— Maya Angelou
This book has been written to examine some of the ways love heals and helps a person to climb impossible heights and rise from immeasurable depths.
— Maya Angelou
For what can stand against me, since one person, with God, constitutes a majority?
— Maya Angelou
Tragedy, no matter how sad, becomes boring to those not caught in its addictive caress.
— Maya Angelou
Later he explained that when a person is beating you you should scream as loud as possible; maybe the whipper will become embarrassed or else some sympathetic soul might come to your rescue.
— Maya Angelou
I've had rainbows in my clouds.
— Maya Angelou
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 and how you can still come out of it.
— Maya Angelou