Maya Angelou Quotes

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.

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Nothing will work unless you do.

I’ve learned that making a living is not the same as making a life.

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

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.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

The greatest gift you can give somebody is your own personal development.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.

Maya Angelou Quotes part 2

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

You are the best judge of your own happiness. You just need to listen to yourself.

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.

People will forget what you said, forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.

Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it, possibly without claiming it, she stands up for all women.

To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

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.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

Nothing will work unless you do.

I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.

The truth is, I’m not perfect. But the world isn’t either.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Your legacy is every life you’ve touched.

When you know better, you do better.

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.