Maya-Angelou-Quote

Wednesday’s on the blog, I reserve for wisdom/virtue quotes. It is something I started a year ago as a way to learn more about the virtues and to share a few quotes that I have found on each. Today, I am going to deviate a bit from this for today. You see, I have just heard of the passing of the great Dr. Maya Angelou and my heart is very heavy. Instead of posting my traditional wisdom/virtue quotes, I am going to post wisdom quotes of Dr. Maya Angelou.

Dr. Angelou was an actress, singer, dancer, novelist, professor, and activist. She was a legendary influence globally renowned for her poetic power and her dedication to civil rights. Dr. Angelou authored great works such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings“, “The Heart of a Woman”, and “Mom & Me & Mom”. Dr. Angelou passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the age of 86. Rest in Peace, Dr. Angelou. Thank you for all that you have contributed to this world.

Dr. Maya Angelou: 10 Wisdom Quotes

  1. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”—Maya Angelou

  2. “My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.”—Maya Angelou

  3. “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.”—Maya Angelou

  4. “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.”—Maya Angelou

  5. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”—Maya Angelou

  6. “Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.”—Maya Angelou

  7. “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

  8. “The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.”—Maya Angelou

  9. “My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.”—Maya Angelou

  10. “I don’t know how much longer I’ll be around. I’ll probably be writing when the Lord says, ‘Maya, Maya Angelou, it’s time.’ “—Maya Angelou

 

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