Maya Angelou



to end my "inspiration" week, here's one of my favorite poet and novelist. be inspired by Maya Angelou.

Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. Being a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, Dr. Angelou continues to travel the world making appearances, spreading her legendary wisdom.

A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies.





"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.”

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

“While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.”

“i can be changed by what happens to me. but i refuse to be reduced by it.”

“love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it”


“Nothing will work unless you do.”


“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”

"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
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"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness"

so yup, that's all for now. have a great weekend everyone :D mwuah!

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