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Maya Angelou3/23/2021
On making an impression: Ive learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.Louis native conquered the worlds of theater, television, movies, books and poetry.Author: Rachel Chang Publish date: Jan 31, 2020 Photo: Digital First Media GroupOakland Tribune via Getty Images Maya Angelou made her mark in literary history by writing the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman: her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.Louis, Missouri, Angelou had a traumatic childhood after her family moved to Arkansas.
There, she faced discrimination and was raped by her mothers boyfriend at the age of seven. As retaliation, her uncles killed her perpetrator, scarring the young girl to the point that she didnt speak for about five years. Eventually, she moved out west and started carving out her own path becoming the first African American cable car conductor in San Francisco in the 1940s. The next decade, she found success as a performer, starring in a touring production of Porgy and Bess, as well as off-Broadways Calypso Heat Wave in 1957 and releasing an album Miss Calypso the same year. Maya Angelou Series Roots InWhile she got a Tony nomination for the play Look Away in 1973 and Emmy nomination for the TV miniseries Roots in 1977, it was her writing that helped her pave even more firsts. Her bestseller about her early life went on set a record for being on the New York Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list for two years, and when her screenplay for Georgia, Georgia was turned into a movie in 1972, she also became the first African American woman to have her screenplay produced. The renaissance woman continued evolving her artistic talents by focusing on poetry, even reciting her poem On the Pulse of Morning at President Bill Clintons 1993 inauguration the first inaugural recitation since 1961. Throughout her many careers, she was actively involved with the civil rights movement, serving as the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference where she met Martin Luther King Jr. Paving so many firsts is simply proof of Angelous ability to break down barriers in every field she pursued. By the time she died on May 28, 2014, she had written a total of 36 books including cookbooks and her gift for crafting words has forever left us with some of the most inspirational and memorable quotes of our time. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We cant be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.nbsp; data-full-height1338 data-full-src:good2Cw2000MTcwMTM2NTg3NTQ2NDA0MTI2gettyimages-128061444.jpg data-full-width2000 data-image-idci025c725340002738 data-image-slugGettyImages-128061444 data-public-idMTcwMTM2NTg3NTQ2NDA0MTI2 data-source-namePhoto: Dominic ChavezThe Boston Globe via Getty Images data-titleOn Potential Ive learned that you shouldnt go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. Cw2000MTcwMTM2NjQ3NDA3NTc2MzUwgettyimages-494245145.jpg data-full-width1409 data-image-idci025c726140002738 data-image-slugGettyImages-494245145 data-public-idMTcwMTM2NjQ3NDA3NTc2MzUw data-source-namePhoto by Craig Herndon The Washington Post via Getty Images) data-titleOn Forgiveness Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. BrooksThe Washington Post via Getty Images data-titleOn Reciprocity If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. A little can enhance the savour, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive. On womanhood: I am a WomanPhenomenally.Phenomenal Woman,thats me. On control: You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. On courage: Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you cant practice any other virtue consistently.
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