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
Laugh...It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself and one's fellow human beings.
I wasn't a pretty girl. I was six feet tall at 15, you know.
I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.
Each of us has a responsibility for being alive: one responsibility to creation, of which we are a part, another to the creator a debt we repay by trying to extend our areas of comprehension.
I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be ...
The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.
Every Day you should reach out and touch someone
One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.
Let me tell so much truth. I want to tell the truth in my work. The truth will lead me to all.
Love is many things. It is varied. One thing love is not, is unsure.
In a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.
I'm very blessed that I have a healthy temper. I can become quite angry and burning in anger, but I have never been bitter. Bitterness is a corrosive, terrible acid. It just eats you and makes you sick.
We have it in us to be splendid.
We are here to love each other. That is why you are alive. That is what life is for.