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Legendary poet, singer, dancer, and civil rights activist whose powerful words inspired millions. Her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings remains a cornerstone of modern literature.

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My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

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I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.

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I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody's ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the...

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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

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Fighting for one's freedom, struggling towards being free, is like struggling to be a poet or a good Christian or a good Jew or a good Muslim or...

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Every December, I host a tree-trimming party. I serve chili with cornbread and lots of good wine. It's a wonderful party, and it shows how much adults...

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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool...

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My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

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Maya Angelou's quotes

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Quotes (286)

My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.

I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody's ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the...

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

Fighting for one's freedom, struggling towards being free, is like struggling to be a poet or a good Christian or a good Jew or a good Muslim or...

Every December, I host a tree-trimming party. I serve chili with cornbread and lots of good wine. It's a wonderful party, and it shows how much adults...

One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool...

My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

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