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    Maya Angelou interview on HARDtalk filmed in 1998. Interviewer is Tim Sebastian.
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  • @Schneefernerkopf
    @Schneefernerkopf 10 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    "Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host; it doesn't do a damn thing to the object!"

  • @SuccessResourcesAustralia
    @SuccessResourcesAustralia 9 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." - Maya Angelou

    • @marktaylor1144
      @marktaylor1144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i agree but do u know that she was raped

    • @kardon4996
      @kardon4996 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marktaylor1144
      Then she lived what she said !!!!!!!!!!!.....

  • @michaeld.williamsiii9026
    @michaeld.williamsiii9026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    “People are really much greater than they think themselves” Dr. Maya Angelou is such an inspirational woman. Even though she’s gone her words and teachings still live on...🌸

  • @alomafoster3666
    @alomafoster3666 10 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    May Angelou - phenomenal woman, you have provided me with many hours of literary bliss. May your soul rest in eternal peace.

  • @janicelehane6373
    @janicelehane6373 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    a voice like velvet. am lost in her mind and story.......rip maya

  • @pd4887
    @pd4887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    She is a pure delight! Every time I watch her I get nuggets of wisdom

  • @TheWholeSystemisFckd
    @TheWholeSystemisFckd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    How amazing would it be to have Maya Angelou tell you she likes your eyes

  • @theophilustinashenenjerama4643
    @theophilustinashenenjerama4643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    her honesty and genuineness is something to admire!

  • @lekanodugbemi8715
    @lekanodugbemi8715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    'I have no bitterness' what a lovely and powerful woman!

  • @koolbass511
    @koolbass511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I LOVE this lady. She had a beautiful heart, a beautiful mind.

  • @mariadamelio6974
    @mariadamelio6974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I like this interviewer who knows how to create an empathetic atmosphere with his guests

  • @mayalynch7901
    @mayalynch7901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Maya Angelou - what a poetic name for a beautiful soul, rip maya

  • @j.jmarlon1417
    @j.jmarlon1417 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "Life, yes I love it. Just Give me the breathe up until til death and I'll live it"..........Stops the video and sits for 60 minutes in silence.

  • @brittanyjenkins6399
    @brittanyjenkins6399 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You words still speak as your soul rest. Thank you for everything you deposited on the earth. You watered our souls. RIP

  • @JDLegal7
    @JDLegal7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    She is really funny and inspirational

  • @leannefaulkner-charve6910
    @leannefaulkner-charve6910 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    how sweet she is ... "and I like your eyes" ... he has very kind eyes. Takes one to know one ;)

    • @endlesswave2685
      @endlesswave2685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      U said it perfectly!
      100% correct!

    • @timyeh77
      @timyeh77 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true!

  • @Peighter
    @Peighter 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "I was nervous before I began" that's how I feel before each performance.

  • @thelaurels13
    @thelaurels13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Inspirational and such a wonderful courageous lady. Anyone going through a difficult period in their life right now I invite you to just pick up one of this lady's books and just absorb it. You will see things in context and perspective.

    • @anyabrown
      @anyabrown 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I second that 🙏

  • @MrYoungStuntz
    @MrYoungStuntz 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Wonderful lady

  • @SChome100
    @SChome100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    What a courageous women. May her soul rest in peace.

  • @allisonh6217
    @allisonh6217 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Amazing woman RIP x

  • @bweb6
    @bweb6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The story she told about her 'portly' husband cracked me up. What a wonderful woman!

    • @robertstott8243
      @robertstott8243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      B I cried laughing - he fat ain’t he?!

  • @spiritologysense2239
    @spiritologysense2239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so grateful.

  • @najeama
    @najeama 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She was such a great woman. With such a great presence..and such a wonderful sense of humor.

  • @BalkanRadio
    @BalkanRadio 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was watching Adi Krasta early on today talking about digital television in Albania. When he finished talking her poem I Rise came up. I feel like crying now.

  • @ajnbin
    @ajnbin 10 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Ships?
    Sure I'll sail them.
    Show me the boat,
    If it'll float,
    I'll sail it.
    Men?
    Yes, I'll love them.
    If they've got the style,
    To make me smile,
    I'll love them.
    Life?
    'Course I'll live it.
    Let me have breath,
    Just to my death,
    And I'll live it.
    Failure?
    I'm not ashamed to tell it,
    I never learned to spell it.
    Not failure.
    Mrs. V. B.

  • @deontemerritt91
    @deontemerritt91 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    R.I.P. Maya Angelou my father my Dad meet her back in the '90's and he is a poet a real poet he once said a story about him and her was talking about how they didnt know if he was a poet my Dad said that she said they dont know it yet he has a poet called "Maya Angelou" in his book Cherry Bolsoms in The Snow poem book he has been working on for years we are in it cause we are his kids I am his first son of The Merritt Family Maya is a legend love this interview and the story she is telling.

  • @Baobabaloo
    @Baobabaloo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Phenomenal woman, phenomenal human being. Thanks for visiting Earth, Maya.

  • @laleitaram8789
    @laleitaram8789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time watching her interview, such a wonderful woman beautiful smile, very courageous beautiful from inside out just love her, may her soul rest in peace

  • @leslierodricks2701
    @leslierodricks2701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maya is the height of forgiveness and tolerance!

  • @nikeyaa2614
    @nikeyaa2614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a beautiful soul 💗

  • @drindascott2380
    @drindascott2380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    wow God made her wonderful inside she will never be forgotten🙌🙏👊

  • @mathewhulbert1
    @mathewhulbert1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A remarkable, delightful, wonderful woman, whose words, wit and wisdom have enriched and taught generations and will continue to do so.
    How lucky many of us were to live when she lived.
    Thank you, Maya.

  • @Bridge3
    @Bridge3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great soul. The late Dr. Maya Angelou.

  • @betaren21
    @betaren21 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maya Angelou is my heroine. Love this interview!!

  • @lilianmganyizi6286
    @lilianmganyizi6286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful..rest up. 😊. Thanks for sharing.

  • @leslieforrest2341
    @leslieforrest2341 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    i like your eyes! made my heart sing!

    • @edwardlever2462
      @edwardlever2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This wonderful comment at the end of the interview seemed to me to be a sure sign of the rapport achieved between interviewer and interviewee. It was a very intelligent interview with Dr Angelou responding with wit and wisdom.

  • @vickkinorton1805
    @vickkinorton1805 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Words are POWERFUL. Thanks my beloved Sistah. RIP 💘

  • @aalashariatisaravi1066
    @aalashariatisaravi1066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ...a divine mentor...

  • @Vladimir-ug5cy
    @Vladimir-ug5cy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maya Angelou, such grace 🙏🏾

  • @josephsboy4805
    @josephsboy4805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoy her interviews

  • @lizgichora6472
    @lizgichora6472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still in the Arena; failure i never lived long to tell it, and never lived to spell it, we can all rise from failure. We still have you in our hearts and your gracious teachings to rise above our experiences , thank you.

  • @RolazProductions
    @RolazProductions 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an amazing woman.

  • @lauriemccrackenalsted9778
    @lauriemccrackenalsted9778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Her special soul remains a rainbow to many, many people.

  • @user-fx5vj3vg8r
    @user-fx5vj3vg8r 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blessed soul Virtuous spirit her words hit home like the perfect lyrics.. to a soothing song that rejuvenates your mind Thankyou MAYA because " still we rise"

    • @user-fx5vj3vg8r
      @user-fx5vj3vg8r 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What if Dr. Maya Angelo never shared her view or thought? This world wouldn't be the same. You never know who you may touch with your words. Reasons why i need to keep writing.

  • @ogunsanyataiwo016
    @ogunsanyataiwo016 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maya Angelou is an evergreen Poet.

  • @maserekajodrah2925
    @maserekajodrah2925 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am glad I listened to this woman!

  • @lavernep9859
    @lavernep9859 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing human being

  • @watikumsylvie
    @watikumsylvie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    bless your soul my INSPIRATION!!!

  • @hamidumahmoud4922
    @hamidumahmoud4922 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    she has a very commanding voice hurrrei!!!!!

  • @evangelineloves9
    @evangelineloves9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "That man was HUGE!" LMAO, MAYA!!!!!!!!!!!!

  •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was, is, an extraordinary woman!

  • @alaminsheyto7541
    @alaminsheyto7541 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    A NAME BEHIND A BIG PEN!! the BIG name that remains for ever through the generations!!RIP

  • @omegabell8727
    @omegabell8727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ❤❤ Say NO to Bitterness ❤❤

  • @lazy-i1091
    @lazy-i1091 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible person

  • @samuelikonallaholokpo9063
    @samuelikonallaholokpo9063 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The interview was digging really hard to find poop and manure but he kept running into gold and gold and gold...Thank you Ancestor Maya Angelou

  • @munamusa4550
    @munamusa4550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maya im missing you

  • @CionnFE
    @CionnFE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is awesome to me!

  • @neilrogers5912
    @neilrogers5912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This woman just made sense , cleverly , but she made sense . There will never be another . Superbly intelligent lady , who just made sense . Sleep well Dr. Angelou xxx

  • @sikhangezilebhebe1846
    @sikhangezilebhebe1846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great woman

  • @ravenbridges2962
    @ravenbridges2962 ปีที่แล้ว

    This interviewer squandered this opportunity

  • @davosezra2143
    @davosezra2143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And she saied i like your eyes. Awesome.

  • @patrickcunningham618
    @patrickcunningham618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I knewiHad to see this again ...mille gratze

  • @jasminelemon5583
    @jasminelemon5583 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @TinyPple45
    @TinyPple45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:09 I want to write down so I can look at it from time to time, she really made beautiful poetry just elaborating on a point. One of a kind♥️

    • @TinyPple45
      @TinyPple45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      9:11 at this point I just want to bookmark different moments, “what I have is a readiness to rage” this phrase is amazing!!

    • @TinyPple45
      @TinyPple45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      21:50...

    • @msr1116
      @msr1116 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Print it out then frame it so you can easily see it everyday. Words that resonate with us should be honored in this way, I think.

  • @ericadaniel3710
    @ericadaniel3710 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Powerful Woman

  • @CymoneHicks-lz6fz
    @CymoneHicks-lz6fz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    💜💜💜💜💜

  • @kenyamoore1779
    @kenyamoore1779 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She was a wonderful even though she did wrong in the past she still is a phenomenal woman to me💚👍👍👍👍👍 RIP☺

  • @nikhilsukumar23
    @nikhilsukumar23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel both were attracted to each other intellectually.

  • @CymoneHicks-lz6fz
    @CymoneHicks-lz6fz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @BellaZahara911
    @BellaZahara911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    History

  • @JoeBetro
    @JoeBetro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you God for this woman. Hopefully I'll make it to heaven and see you there! X

  • @subirutb
    @subirutb 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    U r supper

  • @MsLotusBlooms
    @MsLotusBlooms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I hope to have as much substance as she. I want that.

  • @CymoneHicks-lz6fz
    @CymoneHicks-lz6fz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    💎💎💎💎💎

  • @mariannechristensen7780
    @mariannechristensen7780 ปีที่แล้ว

    I truly respect her - and love her for always making me laugh. Hope she has fun on the other side ... No! She´ll create it ...

  • @KdpPhila
    @KdpPhila 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    In this world of toil and sin, a man's head grows bald but not his chin - Maya Angelou

  • @TimothyJonSarris
    @TimothyJonSarris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She was God's ambassador

  • @davosezra2143
    @davosezra2143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the most witty discourse i ever been tunned to. It sounds like a posthumus recall of life. Be it in hell or heven. It is eternal. Exisential not spiritual.

  • @KdpPhila
    @KdpPhila 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    He played
    A sax
    Had no B.O.
    But his whiskers scratched
    So she let him go
    Burma-Shave

  • @rexyrocker4200
    @rexyrocker4200 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    24:25

  • @vickkinorton1805
    @vickkinorton1805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Power Women were amongst MLK's Circle including Nina Simone.😊🏭💒

  • @danielmuddiman5949
    @danielmuddiman5949 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:13, and 3:32 lol put them together

  • @nagwamohamed5119
    @nagwamohamed5119 ปีที่แล้ว

    No Mami

  • @kevinawarner1005
    @kevinawarner1005 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why they always wanna talk about her rape story 😒 please sir they are others to know someone

  • @billsheehy2564
    @billsheehy2564 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watch "The truth about maya angelou" TH-cam

    • @jeb31415
      @jeb31415 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, what about it?

    • @ragyfish
      @ragyfish 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a very polarised view of life

    • @harpaluofn
      @harpaluofn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dr Maya Angelou never said she was perfect this woman right here kept it real and is giving great advice from her own trials and tribulations. The guy making those pointless TH-cam videos (Stephen Molyneux) enjoys attacking people when Maya has the class to try and uplift people.

  • @1000wrongdecisions
    @1000wrongdecisions 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She reminds me of Philip Seymour Hoffman

  • @kittykatwolf8294
    @kittykatwolf8294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder what she would of thought of what Donald Trump has done to America... 😐

  • @graciouslove2835
    @graciouslove2835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💞👑👑💞SELF IS THE GOD HEAD- GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON & GOD THE HOLY GHOST. SELF IS ABBA, JESUS & THE HOLY GHOST. ABBA, JESUS & THE HOLY GHOST IS SELF. AS JESUS IS SO IS WE. WE ARE ONE SPIRIT WITH THE GOD HEAD. IT IS BY THE GOD HEAD WE IS, LIVE, MOVE & EXPERIENCE HIS BEING. WE ARE JOINT HEIR WITH JESUS. AND THE GOD HEAD SAID LET US MAKE-CREAT WHO (OURSELF) WE HAVE CONCEIVED. THERE IS NONE OTHER OR BETTER TO FELLOWSHIP WITH BUT OUR SELF. AND THE GOD HEAD SAID LET US CREATE OUR IMAGE & LET US CREATE OUR LIKENESS- GOD THE MAN. WE ARE PART OF THE GODHEAD. I AM THE I AM. I AM LIKE , AS, OF, FROM & FOR HIM. HE HAS DONE IT & CANNOT BE UNDONE. HE OWNS ALL THINGS- GOOD & EVIL. HE IS ONE ONLY & ONLY ONE. OUR SOURCE & SUSTAINER & SUSTAINMENT. HE BUILT THE WORLD FOR HIM. HE REIGNS ALONE. HIS WILL IS DONE IN HIS WORLD AS IT IS IN HIS HEART, PLAN, VISION AND MISSION. HE IS OUR WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN, HOW. WE ARE HIS SPIRIT THAT HAS HIS SOUL & LIVE IN HIS BODY. HE MADE US JOINT HEIR WITH JESUS. WE ARE HIS INHERITANCE. HE IS LIGHT, WISDOM, TRUTH, REVEALER, REVEALED, REVELATOR, REVELATION. HE IS OUR AWARENESS. WE ARE GOD BEING. I AM THE I AM. I AM GOD & GOD AM I💞👑👑💞

  • @blazednlovinit
    @blazednlovinit 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seems like a wonderful woman, though i dont see the relevance for British people

    • @brokecreole
      @brokecreole 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I say the same thing about Shakespeare all the time. Why the needless persecution and torture.

    • @blazednlovinit
      @blazednlovinit 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      brokecreole Which persecution and torture?

    • @blazednlovinit
      @blazednlovinit 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** You from US? I only ask because the black - white racial tension in UK is almost none existent compared to the US. Black people in the UK are well integrated into our nation's culture.
      Racists in UK target/blame Muslims and Eastern Europeans mostly

    • @blazednlovinit
      @blazednlovinit 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** I'm white and English

    • @blazednlovinit
      @blazednlovinit 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** i dont know what white Britain means

  • @brokecreole
    @brokecreole 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If being gay is "normal" then why would those in support of gay rights deride someone who was a "hooker".We would be ready to put Marylin Monroe one of the worlds preeminent "hooker" on a stamp, Elvis Presely a "crack head" as the "greatest" something. Call William Shakespear with his dubious habits a "great" and yet chastise others for their liscenstious ways. Prentending that we are ourselves are highly favored since no one..at least that's what we think knows about the living and breathing skeletons in our closets..

  • @kaigeddes
    @kaigeddes 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unfortunately, "Eskimo" is a racist term for Inuit Peoples.

    • @endlesswave2685
      @endlesswave2685 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah....
      Thats what I was also thinking.
      They r called iniuits If I remember right?
      I said uups!
      But the context Was not respectless toward them.....
      Thats why I accepted it.
      But u r 100% correct!

  • @tonyausten2168
    @tonyausten2168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why do Hardtalk interviewers seem soul-less or a bit 'hard' if you will. They are not engaged with the human they are talking to. Its all about "gotcha" spirits, in their choice of word or attitude. pathetic actually. Oh Maya, Pardon me. RIP

    • @edwardlever2462
      @edwardlever2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have seen similar negative opinions expressed about Tim Sebastian's style on the Nina Simone HARDtalk interview. I believe the style is misunderstood - the programme is called HARDtalk - the questions are relevant, well researched, and are intended to draw out the character of the interviewee. The programme is not an exercise in sycophancy.

    • @tonyausten2168
      @tonyausten2168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwardlever2462 nobody wants a sycophancy interview. You can extract information & character in a less hard way. For instance, use psychology, cajoling or superficial flattering that deceives the ego therefore, your subject relaxes and opens up. This confrontational style is unpleasant to the audience who feel offended such rude air invades his living room.

    • @edwardlever2462
      @edwardlever2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tonyausten2168 Maya Angelou was without doubt a highly intelligent and talented woman. I do not think she would respond well to superficial flattering or cajoling. She was far too smart for that. I do not see the style as confrontational. There seemed to be no rancour evident on either side during the interview. I do not know whether you are based in the USA or the UK. The HARDtalk programmes are a long running series produced for the UK audience. I do not think UK audiences find the style offensive. It is not intended to be a cosy chat show. Perhaps some audiences do not get that.

    • @tonyausten2168
      @tonyausten2168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwardlever2462 I am based in the US. My Geography does not impede my discernment. OF course, we can agree to disagree. The superficial flattery & cajoling is usually a tac tic used by famous Talk show hosts like Oprah or Dave Letterman, where Celebrities- Whom Maya is one by the way-- usually respond to flattery. Its all about courtesy tactics to make your guest relax & not be nervous. Hardtalk seem to relish to make their guests nervous or sweat. To push their guest off the edge, for what? Hoping or expecting a good Television reality show drama moment? Go count how many times guests walk out of a Hardtalk interviews. Its really dramatic, which is unnecessary. I am bothered by rudeness disguised in the veneer of 'Hardtalk reporting' Its a bit disingenuous.

    • @edwardlever2462
      @edwardlever2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tonyausten2168 I think we will have to agree to disagree. I cannot recall seeing an instance of a guest walking out of a HARDtalk interview, although a Google search revealed that someone did in 2009. As you have raised the matter, perhaps you would be kind enough to direct me to the countless other examples you say you have seen.