Profound Maya Quotes & Sayings

Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style. — Maya Angelou

Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars. — Delia Sherman

Cheesecake will always taste like love. — Shonda Rhimes

It was then that I thought: Judith I could slap your face for a whole day and not stop even for lunch. — Graham Joyce

Maya repeated the achingly slow process with the remote control in reverse, and in the profound quiet that ensued, looked at Leyla.
'Why are you doing this to me?'
Yasmin turned on her mother. 'She's not doing anything, she is gay. It's not a choice. So I think, actually, that you should be telling us why you have such a problem with it. — Shamim Sarif

Mira, I wanna tell you something. I ain't got time to tell you what I should've when I had time, but I dig you a whole lot." "Deeg you?" she asked, puzzled. I explained to her what it meant and told her that I would write it to her in Spanish and say it like it was. — Piri Thomas

The Present Is Not The Past And It Is Not The Future. The Present Is The Present Moment! The Present Is Right Now! — Spencer Johnson

It [European Union] has kept the peace in Europe. Countries used to fight and now they talk. We should be attached to that. — David Cameron

Oh yes, it hurts at times to be alone among the stars. But it hurts a lot more to be alone at a party. A lot more. — George R R Martin

She was a virgin and a warrior, disdainful of the male, which was what eventually convinced people that she really must be off her head. — Emile Zola

I also thought suddenly of the wisdom of my speaking partner, the late generous, outrageous, matchless Flo Kennedy. She found value in conflict, no matter what. "The purpose of ass-kicking is not that your ass gets kicked at the right time or for the right reason," she often explained. "It's to keep your ass sensitive. " Remembering her words made me laugh out loud. — Gloria Steinem

The things that matter in this country have been reduced in choice, there are two political parties, there are a handful insurance companies, there are six or seven information centers.. but if you want a bagel there are 23 flavors. Because you have the illusion of choice! — George Carlin