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· <blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/207/">Quotes by <em>Angelou, Maya</em></a></blockquote><br> From <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a> ·

Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928) is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. Angelou is known for the autobiographical writings "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969) and All "God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" (1986). Her volume of poetry, "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die" (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and in 1993, Angelou read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" for Bill Clinton's Presidential inauguration at his request. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version

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

Angelou, Maya · Defeat · 5 fans >>
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"Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations."

Angelou, Maya · Education · 2 fans >>
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"The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed."

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"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."

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"I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed."

Angelou, Maya · God · 3 fans >>
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"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."

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"We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders."

Angelou, Maya · Isolation · 3 fans >>
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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."

Angelou, Maya · Jokes and Jokers · 4 fans >>
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"Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: I'm with you kid. Let's go."

Angelou, Maya · Life and Living · 7 fans >>
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