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

—Maya Angelou

About Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou ( AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning...

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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.

—Maya Angelou

I know why the caged bird sings.

—Maya Angelou

You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it's all right.

—Maya Angelou

Nothing will work unless you do.

—Maya Angelou

What mother and daughter understand each other, or even have sympathy for each other's lack of understanding?

—Maya Angelou

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31 Jul 2015 Added