I refuse to allow any man-made differences to separate me from any other human beings. Maya Angelou beingdifferencehuman Change image and share on social
Autobiography is awfully seductive; it's wonderful. Once I got into it, I realized I was following a tradition established by Frederick Douglass - the slave narrative - speaking in the first-person singular, talking about the first-person plural, always saying 'I,' meaning 'we.' Maya Angelou autobiographydouglasestablish share on social
I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right. Maya Angelou badfinallymississippi Change image and share on social
On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done, I play Bach and Chopin and turn it up real loudly and get a good bottle of chardonnay and sit out on my deck and look out at the garden. Maya Angelou afternoonbachbottle share on social
I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition. Maya Angelou blackconditionexperience Change image and share on social
There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. Maya Angelou believecynicknow Change image and share on social
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou defeatencounter Change image and share on social
I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it. Maya Angelou beatcallcountry Change image and share on social
