I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Quotes

“Words mean more than what is written on paper. They need the human voice to give them deeper meaning.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:wordsmeaning

“Although I had no regrets, I told myself sadly that growing up was not the painless process one expected it to be.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:pain

“Miss Kirwin was that rare educator who was in love with information. I will always believe that her love of teaching came not only from her liking for students but also from her desire to make sure that some of the things she knew would find new...”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:educationteaching

“He was a simple man who didn’t feel inferior about his lack of education and, even more amazing, showed no superiority because he had succeeded despite that lack.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:educationsuccesshumility

“I wouldn’t miss Mrs. Flowers, because she had given me her secret word which would help me all my life: books.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:educationbookslearning

“That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to country people’s sayings.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:educationintelligence

“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:hope

“If you’re for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:actionthinkingright

“Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:children

“But remember, language is man’s way of communication with other people and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals.”

― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

topic:language