Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning African American poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 8 1928 and died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 28, 2014. Angelou was also a dancer, an actress and a singer.
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If someone tells you who they are, believe them. Go to Quote / Comment
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. Go to Quote / Comment
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Go to Quote / Comment
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. Go to Quote / Comment
The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. Go to Quote / Comment