100 Maya Angelou Quotes

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Maya Angelou Quotes

1. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
2. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
3. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.”
4. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
5. “I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.”
6. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
7. “Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.”
8. “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
9. “If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”
10. “If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.”
11. “You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there.”
12. “A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”
13. “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
14. “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
15. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
16. “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
17. “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”
18. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
19. “Nothing will work unless you do.”
20. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
21. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
22. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
23. “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.”
24. “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
25. “If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.”
26. “The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
27. “I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.”
28. “Success is loving life and daring to live it.”
29. “You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
30. “When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.”
31. “Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but it has not solved one yet.”
32. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
33. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
34. “A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.”
35. “I’m a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me.”
36. “A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.”
37. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”
38. “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.”
39. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
40. “I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.”
41. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”
42. “If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.”
43. “A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”
44. “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
45. “You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that, I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.”
46. “When you know better, you do better.”
47. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
48. “I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.”
49. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
50. “If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”