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
At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.
We are missing Michael. But we do know we had him, and we are the world.
You don't have to tell everything you know, but let what you do say be the truth as you understand it.
I know that I've been guided by God. I am obedient.
moderation in all things. And even moderation in moderation. Don't get too much moderation, you know?
We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we do better.
I know something better is on the road for me.
The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.
I know for sure that loves saves me and that it is here to save us all.
When we know better, we do better.
You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.
My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.
Autobiography is awfully seductive; it's wonderful. Once I got into it, I realized I was following a tradition established by Frederick Douglass - the slave narrative - speaking in the first-person singular, talking about the first-person plural, always saying 'I,' meaning 'we.'
Though I do manage to mumble around in about seven or eight languages, English remains the most beautiful of languages. It will do anything.