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Maya Angelou interview on HARDtalk filmed in 1998. Interviewer is Tim Sebastian.
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  • @Schneefernerkopf
    @Schneefernerkopf10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ruthwangare6364

    @ruthwangare6364

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just lovely

  • @michaeld.williamsiii9026
    @michaeld.williamsiii90265 жыл бұрын

    “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...🌸

  • @SuccessResourcesAustralia
    @SuccessResourcesAustralia9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @marktaylor1144

    @marktaylor1144

    3 жыл бұрын

    i agree but do u know that she was raped

  • @kardon4996

    @kardon4996

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @alomafoster3666
    @alomafoster366610 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pd4887
    @pd48874 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheWholeSystemisFckd
    @TheWholeSystemisFckd7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @janicelehane6373
    @janicelehane63738 жыл бұрын

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

  • @koolbass511
    @koolbass5114 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lekanodugbemi8715
    @lekanodugbemi87154 жыл бұрын

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

  • @theophilustinashenenjerama4643
    @theophilustinashenenjerama46435 жыл бұрын

    her honesty and genuineness is something to admire!

  • @mariadamelio6974
    @mariadamelio69744 жыл бұрын

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

  • @leannefaulkner-charve6910
    @leannefaulkner-charve69109 жыл бұрын

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

  • @endlesswave2685

    @endlesswave2685

    5 жыл бұрын

    U said it perfectly! 100% correct!

  • @timyeh77

    @timyeh77

    2 жыл бұрын

    So true!

  • @j.jmarlon1417
    @j.jmarlon14176 жыл бұрын

    "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.

  • @kardon4996

    @kardon4996

    Жыл бұрын

    💓💓💓

  • @mayalynch7901
    @mayalynch79015 жыл бұрын

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

  • @brittanyjenkins6399
    @brittanyjenkins63998 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Peighter
    @Peighter7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JDLegal7
    @JDLegal77 жыл бұрын

    She is really funny and inspirational

  • @thelaurels13
    @thelaurels137 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    I second that 🙏

  • @SChome100
    @SChome10010 жыл бұрын

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

  • @najeama
    @najeama6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bweb6
    @bweb67 жыл бұрын

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

  • @robertstott8243

    @robertstott8243

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @MrYoungStuntz
    @MrYoungStuntz10 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful lady

  • @laleitaram8789
    @laleitaram87892 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @allisonh6217
    @allisonh621710 жыл бұрын

    Amazing woman RIP x

  • @mathewhulbert1
    @mathewhulbert1 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Baobabaloo
    @Baobabaloo Жыл бұрын

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

  • @leslierodricks2701
    @leslierodricks27013 жыл бұрын

    Maya is the height of forgiveness and tolerance!

  • @spiritologysense2239
    @spiritologysense22394 жыл бұрын

    I'm so grateful.

  • @BalkanRadio
    @BalkanRadio9 жыл бұрын

    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
    @ajnbin10 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @shingiroaimable5905

    @shingiroaimable5905

    8 жыл бұрын

    A gift for ever

  • @deontemerritt91
    @deontemerritt917 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @drindascott2380
    @drindascott23807 жыл бұрын

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

  • @patriceroach8616

    @patriceroach8616

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeeeees! He did! Powerful Woman

  • @vickkinorton1805
    @vickkinorton18055 жыл бұрын

    Words are POWERFUL. Thanks my beloved Sistah. RIP 💘

  • @lilianmganyizi6286
    @lilianmganyizi62864 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Bridge3
    @Bridge310 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lizgichora6472
    @lizgichora64723 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @user-fx5vj3vg8r
    @user-fx5vj3vg8r6 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nikeyaa2614
    @nikeyaa26145 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful soul 💗

  • @betaren21
    @betaren214 ай бұрын

    Maya Angelou is my heroine. Love this interview!!

  • @Vladimir-ug5cy
    @Vladimir-ug5cy5 жыл бұрын

    Maya Angelou, such grace 🙏🏾

  • @evangelineloves9
    @evangelineloves97 жыл бұрын

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

  • @maserekajodrah2925
    @maserekajodrah2925 Жыл бұрын

    I am glad I listened to this woman!

  • @leslieforrest2341
    @leslieforrest234110 жыл бұрын

    i like your eyes! made my heart sing!

  • @edwardlever2462

    @edwardlever2462

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @josephsboy4805
    @josephsboy48055 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy her interviews

  • @alaminsheyto
    @alaminsheyto10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @RolazProductions
    @RolazProductions10 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing woman.

  • @aalashariatisaravi1066
    @aalashariatisaravi10662 жыл бұрын

    ...a divine mentor...

  • @lauriemccrackenalsted9778
    @lauriemccrackenalsted97784 жыл бұрын

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

  • @watikumsylvie
    @watikumsylvie8 жыл бұрын

    bless your soul my INSPIRATION!!!

  • @patriceroach8616

    @patriceroach8616

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeeeees!

  • 6 жыл бұрын

    this was, is, an extraordinary woman!

  • @hamidumahmoud4922
    @hamidumahmoud49227 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lavernep9859
    @lavernep98596 жыл бұрын

    Amazing human being

  • @samuelikonallaholokpo9063
    @samuelikonallaholokpo906310 ай бұрын

    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

  • @ogunsanyataiwo016
    @ogunsanyataiwo0164 ай бұрын

    Maya Angelou is an evergreen Poet.

  • @neilrogers5912
    @neilrogers59124 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @omegabell8727
    @omegabell87276 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤ Say NO to Bitterness ❤❤

  • @CionnFE
    @CionnFE3 жыл бұрын

    She is awesome to me!

  • @lazy-i1091
    @lazy-i1091 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible person

  • @munamusa4550
    @munamusa45505 жыл бұрын

    Maya im missing you

  • @ravenbridges2962
    @ravenbridges2962 Жыл бұрын

    This interviewer squandered this opportunity

  • @sikhangezilebhebe1846
    @sikhangezilebhebe18463 жыл бұрын

    Great woman

  • @patrickcunningham618
    @patrickcunningham6183 жыл бұрын

    I knewiHad to see this again ...mille gratze

  • @kenyamoore1779
    @kenyamoore17799 жыл бұрын

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

  • @davosezra2143
    @davosezra21434 жыл бұрын

    And she saied i like your eyes. Awesome.

  • @TinyPple45
    @TinyPple453 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    21:50...

  • @msr1116

    @msr1116

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jasminelemon5583
    @jasminelemon55837 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @MsLotusBlooms
    @MsLotusBlooms5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ericadaniel3710
    @ericadaniel37105 жыл бұрын

    Powerful Woman

  • @nikhilsukumar23
    @nikhilsukumar237 жыл бұрын

    I feel both were attracted to each other intellectually.

  • @CymoneHicks-lz6fz
    @CymoneHicks-lz6fz10 ай бұрын

    💜💜💜💜💜

  • @JoeBetro
    @JoeBetro6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @CymoneHicks-lz6fz
    @CymoneHicks-lz6fz10 ай бұрын

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @BellaZahara911
    @BellaZahara9115 жыл бұрын

    History

  • @subirutb
    @subirutb10 жыл бұрын

    U r supper

  • @mariannechristensen7780
    @mariannechristensen7780 Жыл бұрын

    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 ...

  • @CymoneHicks-lz6fz
    @CymoneHicks-lz6fz10 ай бұрын

    💎💎💎💎💎

  • @KdpPhila
    @KdpPhila6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TimothyJonSarris
    @TimothyJonSarris4 жыл бұрын

    She was God's ambassador

  • @davosezra2143
    @davosezra21434 жыл бұрын

    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
    @KdpPhila6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rexyrocker4200
    @rexyrocker42002 жыл бұрын

    24:25

  • @vickkinorton1805
    @vickkinorton18055 жыл бұрын

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

  • @kevinawarner1005
    @kevinawarner100511 ай бұрын

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

  • @nagwamohamed5119
    @nagwamohamed5119 Жыл бұрын

    No Mami

  • @danielmuddiman5949
    @danielmuddiman59497 жыл бұрын

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

  • @billsheehy2564
    @billsheehy256410 жыл бұрын

    Watch "The truth about maya angelou" KZread

  • @jeb31415

    @jeb31415

    10 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, what about it?

  • @ragyfish

    @ragyfish

    9 жыл бұрын

    It's a very polarised view of life

  • @harpaluofn

    @harpaluofn

    6 жыл бұрын

    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 KZread videos (Stephen Molyneux) enjoys attacking people when Maya has the class to try and uplift people.

  • @kittykatwolf8294
    @kittykatwolf82943 жыл бұрын

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

  • @graciouslove2835
    @graciouslove28354 жыл бұрын

    💞👑👑💞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💞👑👑💞

  • @1000wrongdecisions
    @1000wrongdecisions10 жыл бұрын

    She reminds me of Philip Seymour Hoffman

  • @MyWorldsAcoustic

    @MyWorldsAcoustic

    9 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @brokecreole
    @brokecreole10 жыл бұрын

    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
    @kaigeddes6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @endlesswave2685

    @endlesswave2685

    5 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @blazednlovinit
    @blazednlovinit10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @brokecreole

    @brokecreole

    10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @blazednlovinit

    @blazednlovinit

    10 жыл бұрын

    brokecreole Which persecution and torture?

  • @blazednlovinit

    @blazednlovinit

    10 жыл бұрын

    ***** 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

    10 жыл бұрын

    ***** I'm white and English

  • @blazednlovinit

    @blazednlovinit

    10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tonyausten2168
    @tonyausten21684 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    @@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 жыл бұрын

    @@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 жыл бұрын

    @@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 жыл бұрын

    @@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.