Per the NWHM, Angelou was born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, MO. Her parents had a “tumultuous” relationship, which led her to live with her paternal grandmother in Arkansas. After going back and forth between her mother’s and grandmother’s care, and experiencing a horrifying event at seven years old, she ended up with her mother in Oakland, CA for high school. She wrote poetry, essays and more all throughout her adolescence, graduated from high school in 1944 and had her first child soon after. She had odd jobs, got married and then divorced by 1952, but kept a version of her former husband’s last name, Angelos.
She achieved so much more than we can write in her long life; she died on May 28, 2014, at the age of 86. At her memorial service, her son Guy Johnson said that Angelou "left this mortal plane with no loss of acuity and no loss in comprehension," per History’s Women. And as today’s quote highlights, she believed in determination and putting into life what you want out of it.
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Quote of the Day by Maya Angelou
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This is a quote from the 1989 book Conversations with Maya Angelou. It’s a collection of conversations with Angelou, where she tells “of her impact upon a difficult world and ultimately her triumph.”
Early in this chapter, when Rich writes the quote above, it’s after she notes that “it’s [Angelou's] capacity to transmit this warmth and humor, together with the inherent pain, through her work, that has made her a leading figure in writing and the performing arts.” She then lists off all of Angelou’s accomplishments.
She follows that up by talking about how busy Angelou is and how she isn’t “one to rest,” listing projects she was currently working on.
As mentioned above, Angelou’s life was hard, and she grew up having to experience some traumatic events. But as her life and all that she’s accomplished have shown, she persevered and went out and achieved her dreams. And it really does go back to what her mother told her, which she remembered all those decades later in the interview with Judith Rich.
She simply states that you’re going to get back from life as much as you put into it. So that means the effort you give your work, your ambitions, your schooling, your partner, your family, etc. will come back to you eventually. If you want to accomplish something in life, you need to persevere and do hard things, but what you can succeed because of your work and dedication is worth it.
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More Quotes from Maya Angelou
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.""The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.""Life loves to be taken by the lapel and be told, I am with you kid. Let's go!""All knowledge is spendable currency, depending on the market.""You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.""Human beings are more alike than unalike, and what is true anywhere is true everywhere, yet I encourage travel to as many destinations as possible for the sake of education as well as pleasure.""Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning."Related: Quote of the Day: Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau—‘What Wisdom Can You Find That Is Greater Than Kindness?’
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