You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. As well as the two former volumes of poetry, she had also written three of her autobiographies she tended to alternate between the two. Angelou was well into her stride as a writer by now. Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Is her sexuality, her confidence in herself and her own attractiveness, upsetting She walks with confidence, as if she is as rich as an oil baron. The collection And Still I Rise is Maya Angelous third volume of poetry, and was first published in 1978. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise. Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own back yard. Maya Angelou quotes about motivation Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. I rise Up from a past thats rooted in pain I rise Im a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Maya Angelou was a poet and author known for her 1969 memoir, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.’ Read about her poems, books, quotes, quarter, and more facts. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.
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