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Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life, love, selfhood and motivation. Maya Angelou quotes about life “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” ...
Maya Angelou (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ / ⓘ AN-jə-loh; [1] [2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, 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 ...
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ― Maya Angelou 96.
The Heart of a Woman (1981) is an autobiography by American writer Maya Angelou.The book is the fourth installment in Angelou's series of seven autobiographies. The Heart of a Woman recounts events in Angelou's life between 1957 and 1962 and follows her travels to California, New York City, Cairo, and Ghana as she raises her teenage son, becomes a published author, becomes active in the civil ...
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993) is Maya Angelou's first book of essays, published shortly after she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of US President Bill Clinton, [3] making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's 1961 inauguration. [4]
Angelou wrote the book for the thousands of women who saw her as a mother figure, and to share the wisdom gained throughout her long life. Letter consists of 28 short essays, which includes a few poems and a commencement address, and is dedicated to "the daughter she never had". [ 2 ]
Many of these quotes come from historical changemakers, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, and great writers and philosophers, such as Maya Angelou and Audre Lorde.
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, published in 1986, is the fifth book in African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's seven-volume autobiography series. Set between 1962 and 1965, the book begins when Angelou is 33 years old, and recounts the years she lived in Accra, Ghana.