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
When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from that grantor's gift
Those of us who have gathered here, ... we owe something from this minute on, so this gathering is not just another footnote on the pages of history.
You did then what you knew how to do, And when you knew better, You did better.
When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace,love, prosperity, happiness... all the good things.
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.
Someone was hurt before you; wronged before you; beaten before you; humiliated before you; raped before you; yet, someone SURVIVED
Some people unable to go to school were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors.
kudos to the educators, athletes, dancers, judges, janitors, politicians, artists, actors, writers, singers, poets, and social activist, to all who dare to look at like with humor, determination and respect
I said, 'Don't worry about it -- I know our culture.'
It is not the answer you look for that makes you strong. It's the ways that you take that define who you are and what you can do.
God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us- in the dreariest and most dreaded moments- can see a possibility of hope.
He loved her. ... she can be talking to me about regular things but when she mentions Martin, her voice always falls a little bit and you can sense the intimacy. ... The sweetness of that relationship was always evident.
Look at my life. I'm floating like mercury around the earth. My footprints shine with stardust. All because I love you. All because you love me.