![]() ![]() Become an Oprah Daily Insider now to get access to this conversation on longevity and the full “The Life You Want” Class library. Join Oprah and Peter Attia, MD, for a surprising and informative conversation about how to craft a road map for a longer, healthier life. This edition of Oprah’s “What I Know for Sure” column originally appeared in the June 2014 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Your job is to know it.”Īnd that, my friends, is what I now know for sure. “You don't need another person, place, or thing to make you whole. The first time she said that, the words felt strange. Her greatest lesson to me: “You are enough!” Whether sitting at her kitchen table and listening to her recite poetry (sometimes her own, but mostly others’-everything from lyrics by Paul Laurence Dunbar to a sonnet by Shakespeare) or watching her speak to an audience of thousands, as she did earlier this year in Texas, I always come away inspired to be more of myself. 'Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.' Maya Angelou 12. “Don’t blame or judge them for what they don't know. Related: 125 Womens Empowerment Quotes 11. ![]() “Be patient with young people,” she told us in Washington. Never a complaint about anything or anybody. She has been an incredible role model for what getting older can be. Several years ago, when I asked her what it was like to turn 80, she said, “ Baaaby, the 80s are hot! You want to try and make it there if you can.” What I realized at the Smithsonian: Her greatest lesson-besides her gems of insight and inspiration-is the way she has approached aging with such acceptance and assurance. ![]() (“Baby,” she once chided me, “they show you and show you, and you still don’t believe what you see! Why does it take you 29 times?” That conversation was life-changing for me.) “When people show you-or tell you-who they are, believe them the first time” is my all-time favorite. Amanda Gorman’s Poetry Collection Is Finally Here.7 Moving Maya Angelou Quotes About Love.Maya Angelou's Life Story Is Coming to Broadway.Many of the most important things I know for sure were gleaned from conversations with her. I have learned more from her than from anyone else. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. And I walked away thinking how blessed I am to have had Maya Angelou as a teacher, mother/sister, and friend since my 20s. I watched and listened and soaked it all in, surrounded by Stedman, Gayle, Gayle’s daughter, Kirby, and a host of other friends who had come to share in the historic moment. At 86, Maya is sharper than ever-her wit, her wisdom, her overall understanding of what it means to live all the way. I recently witnessed the unveiling of Maya Angelou’s portrait at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.Īfterward, she sat proudly on stage in a sleek, gold-speckled black evening dress as Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, asked her questions about life and love and what really matters. We’ve rounded up inspirational quotes about women’s empowerment from role models like legendary poet Maya Angelou, trailblazing aviator Amelia Earhart, and U.S. ![]()
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