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…

Dr. Maya Angelou's 3-word secret to living your best life: Just do right.

Hard to believe, but absolutely true: Maya Angelou had a hypnotic voice, and spoke eloquently, but as a child she turned mute for a period of five years! Incredibly she…

Maya Angelou was an important civil rights activist, also a popular poet, and American memoirist. She was born Marguerite Annie Johnson. As children, when her older brother would mention her…