Maya Angelou's Wisdom Distilled in 10 of Her Best Quotes

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Maya Angelou's Wisdom Distilled in 10 of Her Best Quotes

May 28, 2014
Colleen Curry
Reporter
via Good Morning America


"If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love."


"The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free."


"I'm a woman Phenomenally."

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"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."


"Nothing will work unless you do."


"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."

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"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."


“Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances."


"While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated."


"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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Angelou's last public statement was a Tweet May 23, which will join the canon of Angelou's oft-quoted wisdom:


"Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God."

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Maya Angelou
April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014

Maya Angelou was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years. Wikipedia

Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Spingarn Medal, Marian Anderson Award, Langston Hughes Medal, Gracie Allen Award, Women in Film Crystal Award, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry, Quill Award for Poetry (wikipedia)