Maya Angelou Quotes
Intelligence is a separate gift, for the benefit of students, so that they may think of themselves as intellectual and not very intelligent, or intelligent and not very intellectual. One hopes, of course, that they try to bring the two virtues, the two elements, into their lives at the same time.
Angelou, Maya. Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou. Random House, 2014.
Harding was not the brightest bulb on the political scene but was a very affable and personable man.
This quotation split the liberal thought and the feminists of the day. On the one hand he compared women to savages in their intellectual development. However, he clearly attributed that fact to the lack of opportunity for both.
Maya Angelou was an American 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. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
