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
It's hard because people think they have something to lose and the truth is they have everything to gain in trying to love somebody.
Don't face the day until you've faced God.
Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.
Not everything you do is going to be a masterpiece, but you get art there and you try and sometimes it really happens. The other times you’re just stretching your soul.
It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
Happiness is a chance to talk to a friend, to hear good music, to have a good glass of wine. Happiness is a chance to be myself and to find people with whom I agree or who I don't agree but I can learn something.
When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I keep hitting the escape button but I am still here!
Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.
It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.
A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream.
We are only as blind as we want to be.