By — Nathalie Boyd Nathalie Boyd Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/quiz-famous-quotes-misattributed Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Quiz: Famous quotes that are always misattributed Nation Apr 10, 2015 5:53 PM EDT The U.S. Postal Service released a Forever Stamp in remembrance of the phenomenal woman, Maya Angelou. The limited-edition stamp, unveiled Tuesday, features a photo of the author and poet alongside the quote, “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou recited the quote on social media and during interviews, and President Barack Obama did attribute the quote to her at the 2013 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony. However, the sentence was actually written by Joan Walsh Anglund, in her 1967 book, “A Cup of Sun.” So in honor of Maya Angelou’s misquoted stamp, can you guess who didn’t say these oft-repeated quotes? By — Nathalie Boyd Nathalie Boyd
The U.S. Postal Service released a Forever Stamp in remembrance of the phenomenal woman, Maya Angelou. The limited-edition stamp, unveiled Tuesday, features a photo of the author and poet alongside the quote, “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou recited the quote on social media and during interviews, and President Barack Obama did attribute the quote to her at the 2013 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony. However, the sentence was actually written by Joan Walsh Anglund, in her 1967 book, “A Cup of Sun.” So in honor of Maya Angelou’s misquoted stamp, can you guess who didn’t say these oft-repeated quotes?