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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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Don’t let the man bring you down.

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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.

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Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.

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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.

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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

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I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.

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Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

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First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.

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The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself.

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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.

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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.

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Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.

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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.

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About Maya Angelou

Notable Works

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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