Quotes contributed by members of Famous Quotes and Famous Sayings at The Famous Quotes List.

The needs of society determine its ethics. 
--Maya Angelou

It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself 
which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable 
--Maya Angelou 

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. 
Facts can obscure truth. 
--Maya Angelou American poet, writer, and actress 

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! 
--Maya Angelou

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. 
--Maya Angelou

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, 
'I am with you kid Let's go!' 
--Maya Angelou 

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between 
the notes and curl my back to loneliness. 
--Maya Angelou