Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelouwas an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, tells of her...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth4 April 1928
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
Prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.
There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It's as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet.
Lord keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth.
Hope is born again in the faces of children.
Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. You must love yourself first, of course, and you must protect yourself so that nobody overrides you, overrules you, or steps on you. Just say, 'Just a minute. I'm worth everything, dear.'
There is no place where God is not.
It's a wonderful thing to know that there is something to know there is something greater than I am, and that is God itself.
When I was asked to do something good, I often say yes, I'll try, yes, I'll do my best. And part of that is believing, if God loves me, if God made everything from leaves to seals and oak trees, then what is it I can't do?
The Holy Spirit upon my left leads my feet without ceasing into the camp of the righteous and into the tents of the free.
But from a distance. I would have left you whole and wholly for the delectation of those who wanted more and cared less.
In order to be a mentor, and an effective one, one must care. You must care. You don't have to know how many square miles are in Idaho, you don't need to know what is the chemical makeup of chemistry, or of blood or water. Know what you know and care about the person, care about what you know and care about the person you're sharing with.
As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.
The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.
Be the rainbow in someone else's cloud.