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
The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't know my story...
Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.
It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
I believe that every person is born with talent.
I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world's variety and uniqueness.
To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflict than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.
Life loves the liver of it.
We can be better, we can be wiser, we can be more kind. Yes we have to change. We have to grow up and stop acting like 10 years old. Yes there is much to do, much to see, much to go into.
Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure. . . Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art: to bring all our energies to each encounter, to remain flexible enough to notice and admit when what we expected to happen did not happen. We need to remember that we are created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.
Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.
Money and power can liberate only if they are used to do so. They can imprison and inhibit more finally than barred windows and iron chains.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
Whining is not only graceless, but it can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.