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Maya Angelou

1928 - 2014

Essayist, American Memoirist, Poet and Civil Rights Activist

Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.

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People will forget what you said... but people will never forget how you made them feel

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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.

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Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.

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Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

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When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.

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There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

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The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

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While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.

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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.

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I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.

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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

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I sustain myself with the love of family.

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Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

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When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.

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I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.

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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.

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You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

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About Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou’s literary legacy is anchored by her groundbreaking seven-part autobiographical series, starting with the masterpiece I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which revolutionized the memoir genre by exploring childhood racism, trauma, and identity. Her subsequent memoirs, including Gather Together in My Name and Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas, chronicle her struggles with early single motherhood and her entry into the performing arts. The series concludes with powerful historical narratives like The Heart of a Woman and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, detailing her activism in the Civil Rights Movement and her transformative years as an expatriate in Ghana

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