Maya Angelou nejznámější citáty
Maya Angelou: Zamilované citáty
Varianta: Naučila jsem se, že lidi zapomenou, co jsi říkala, lidi zapomenou, co jsi dělala, ale nikdy nezapomenou, jak se s Tebou cítili.
Maya Angelou: Citáty o životě
Maya Angelou citáty a výroky
„Vyrůstáme z hlouposti rasismu a sexismu. -- po zvolení Obamy prezidentem“
Originál: (en) We are growing up beyond the idiocies of racism and sexism.
Zdroj: Maya Angelou obituary, 28. 5. 2014, theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/28/maya-angelou
Maya Angelou: Citáty anglicky
“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.”
Varianta: Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
Varianta: Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
“Let nothing dim the light that shines from within”
Varianta: Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
Quoting her mother's statement after her son's birth, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
“Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”
in Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou (2014), p. 68
“You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.”
"Still I Rise"
And Still I Rise (1978)
Kontext: You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.