“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” #MayaAngelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

"She[Maya Angelou] would tell me that the flower of the human spirit had difficulty blossoming without the natural nourishment of justice and dignity. " -Guy Johnson -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

“My grandmother has been my greatest teacher. She never laughed at anybody. She had everything: she had faith, she had money, she had beauty, she had health.” #MayaAngelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95 -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou

"My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son." #MayaAngelou Today, we celebrate the birthday and remember the life of Maya Angelou's son, Guy Bailey Johnson. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

"Let me remind all women that we live longer and better lives when we have sisters we #love, not necessarily born in our bloodline or of our race. #Sisters." #MayaAngelou #DrAngelou95 #CelebrateAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts https://t.co/pjFXPXUFQL

“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.” #MayaAngelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

"The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom." #MayaAngelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

"Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily." #MayaAngelou Do you know the story behind Dr. Angelou's inaugural poet journey? Learn and continue your unique path. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts https://t.co/O8oDtgW374

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings was banned many times, and Dr. Angelou responds to that and more in an interview with @Oprah. https://t.co/9YnJOeTGVh #DrAngelou95 #CelebrateAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

"Over time I have learned I am at my best around books." #MayaAngelou Maya Angelou’s grandmother, Mrs. Annie Henderson began teaching her how to read at three years old. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

"Peace my brother, peace my sister, peace my soul." #MayaAngelou We remain inspired by the sisterhood and friendship of Maya Angelou and Mrs. Coretta Scott King @TheKingCenter. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #MLK

"My #mother stopped me and said, 'Baby.' I walked back to her. 'Baby, I've been thinking and now I am sure. You are the greatest #woman I've ever met.'" Excerpt from Mom & Me & Mom #MayaAngelou https://t.co/rKfqFaLKku @penguinrandom #DrAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

The bond Maya Angelou and #JamesBaldwin shared grew over three decades. Learn more about them both in the @mayaangeloufilm, “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.” -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou https://t.co/PqjKjXHlMS #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

In 2010, Maya Angelou was awarded the highest civilian honor in the U.S., the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President @BarackObama. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95 https://t.co/o21PZkRdD0

"When I decided to speak, I had a lot to say." #MayaAngelou Be encouraged to never give up on yourself. Watch and learn more about Dr. Angelou's life and impact from the @mayaangeloufilm. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts https://t.co/9EbzcevOun

Today, we honor the @WereNIEA and celebrate #NativeAmerican Heritage Day! 20 years ago, in 2003, Dr. Angelou spoke at the NIEA conference and gifted them with her inaugural poem, “On The Pulse Of Morning.” -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts

As we celebrate @essencefest this June & July, we remember when Maya Angelou made a special appearance there with her close friends Ashford & Simpson @ivaleriesimpson. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #BlackMusicMonth #ESSENCEFest #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts #DrAngelou95

"I believe the responsibility for tomorrow is in our hands today." #MayaAngelou Thank you @MayaAngelouCHS & @BrandedArts! -The Estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #DrAngelou95 #CelebrateAngelou95 #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts https://t.co/CcqlTq98Ol

"My Uncle Willie stuttered, had one leg that was shorter than the other and he was a rainbow in my cloud. I am a rainbow in somebody's cloud. Each of you has that possibility." #MayaAngelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts Watch ▶️ https://t.co/gTshktHHMw @Roberta_Flack

“At one point, it was my blessing to work for equality as the Northern Coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference." #MayaAngelou Watch, read, and learn more. -The estate of Dr. Maya Angelou #Get2KnowAngelou #95AngelouFacts @BBC https://t.co/5O6PvV9k2E