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

— Maya Angelou · Courage quote

Poet, memoirist · 1928 – 2014

American poet and memoirist best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).

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Nothing will work unless you do.

When you learn, teach. When you get, give.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.

All great achievements require time.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

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.

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.