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
This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.
Each child belongs to all of us and they will bring us a tomorrow in direct relation to the responsibility we have shown to them.
I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency
The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.
Shakespeare must be a black girl.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive
All my work, my life, everything I do is about survival, not just bare, awful, plodding survival, but survival with grace and faith. While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear.
It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me.
Just as hope rings through laughter, it can also shine through tears.
Home is a refuge not only from the world, but a refuge from my worries, my troubles, my concerns. I like beautiful things around me. I like to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted up.
You can't be consistently fair, consistently generous, consistently just, or consistently merciful. You can be anything erratically, but to be that thing time after time after time, you have to have courage.