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
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.
I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere.
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!
Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. The struggle for equality continues unabated, and the woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory.
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.
The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom.
The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.
I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.