The Prolific Dr. Maya Angelou
The prolific and incredible Dr. Maya Angelou wrote poetry, plays, movies, television shows, and seven autobiographies. Seven. She was presented with dozens of awards, and over 50 honorary degrees!
The prolific and incredible Dr. Maya Angelou wrote poetry, plays, movies, television shows, and seven autobiographies. Seven. She was presented with dozens of awards, and over 50 honorary degrees!
Dr. Maya Angelou had an interesting ritual she would engage in when writing, and she was prolific. The ritual included a bottle of sherry, a deck of cards, legal pads,…
Advice offered by Dr. Maya Angelou: "Try and be a rainbow on someone's cloud."
In 1995, Maya Angelou said, "I wrote about my experiences because I thought too many people tell young folks, 'I never did anything wrong. Who, Moi? – never I. I…
Dr. Maya Angelou always had thoughts to inspire. One example: "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
Maya Angelou said in 1989, "Nothing so frightens me as writing, but nothing so satisfies me. It's like a swimmer in the [English] Channel: you face the stingrays and waves…
Imagine the soothing voice of Maya Angelou declaring, "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some…
More wisdom from Maya Angelou: "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."
For the presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1993, Maya Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning". This made her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation…
"Over the course of her remarkable life, Maya Angelou was many things – an author, poet, civil rights activist, playwright, actress, director, composer, singer and dancer. But above all, she…