Poem Quotes by Maya Angelou
Find inspirational words of wisdom in these poem quotes by Maya Angelou. She was born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. She is an African American author, poet, and playwright who is famous for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , a story of her early life, a story filled with challenges but also of discovery and survival.by Maya Angelou:
Yet it is only love which sets us free.
Maya Angelou, from the poem Touched by an Angel
We may encounter many defeats but
we must not be defeated.
Maya Angelou
Let others have the privacy of touching words
and love of loss of love.
Maya Angelou, from the poem A Conceit
I can be changed by what happens to me,
but I refuse to be reduced by it.
Maya Angelou
They dull my eyes, yet I keep on dying,
because I love to live.
Maya Angelou, from the poem The Lesson
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.
Maya Angelou
My life ain't heaven but it sure ain't hell.
I'm not on top but I call it swell
Maya Angelou, from the poem Weekend Glory
This is my life. It is my one time to be me.
I want to experience every good thing.
Maya Angelou
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And say simply very simply With hope Good morning. Maya Angelou, from the poem The Rock Cries Out to Us Today
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning. Maya Angelou
The ancestors remind us, despite the history of pain we are a going-on people who will rise again. Maya Angelou, from Million Man March Poem
When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from that grantor's gift. Maya Angelou
One paints the beginning of a certain end. The other, the end of a sure beginning. Maya Angelou, from the poem Passing Time
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. Maya Angelou
Cause nobody,but nobody can make it out here alone. Maya Angelou, from the poem Alone
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you. Maya Angelou
Love Is Internal. Maya Angelou, from the poem The Detached
Sun, rain, curving sky mountain, oceans, leaf and stone star shine, moon glow You're all that I can call my own. Maya Angelou, from the poem Woman Work
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