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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

African-American poet and writer

Lived from: 1928 - 2014

Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 4 april 1928 Died: 28 may 2014

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  • A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
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  • A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.
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  • I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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  • We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
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  • A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.
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  • All great achievements require time.
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  • At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.
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  • At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
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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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  • Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
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  • Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations.
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  • How wonderful it is to be an American. We have known the best of times and the worst of times.
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  • I believe that every person is born with talent.
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  • I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.
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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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  • If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ''Good morning'' at total strangers.
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  • It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
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  • Life loves the liver of it.
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  • Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: ''I'm with you kid. Let's go.''
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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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What are the most famous quotes from Maya Angelou?

The two most famous quotes from Maya Angelou are:

  • "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
  • "A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent."

When did Maya Angelou live?

Maya Angelou was born in 1928 and died in the year 2014.