Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, 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 over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- St. Louis
- Educated at
- George Washington High SchoolCalifornia Labor School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 National Medal of Arts
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Trending topics shown first"I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
"First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love."
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.In all the world, there is no love for you like mine."
"I am convinced that most people do not grow up...We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and o…"
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Timeline
1928
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Died
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