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Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri.
* She was a poet, memoirist, 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 over 50 years.
* She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
* She was called "the black woman's poet laureate", and her poems have been called the anthems of African Americans.
* She died on May 28, 2014, at the age of 86.
* She is remembered as a powerful voice for the African American community and for her contributions to American literature.
* Her work continues to inspire people around the world.
All great achievements require time.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.
To those who are given much, much is expected.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
I sustain myself with the love of family.
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