40 Maya Angelou Quotes That Will Inspire You

Maya Angelou Quotes: Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. Discover Maya Angelou famous and rare quotes. Share inspirational quotes by Maya Angelou

Top 10 Maya Angelou Quotes

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. – Maya Angelou

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. – Maya Angelou

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

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. – Maya Angelou

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

A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim. – Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou Quote: 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.

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

It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. – Maya Angelou

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. – Maya Angelou

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

"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. – Maya Angelou

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. – Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated – Maya Angelou

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. – Maya Angelou

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. – Maya Angelou

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

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

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. – Maya Angelou

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

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou Quote: If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates. – Maya Angelou

It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. – Maya Angelou

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

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. – Maya Angelou

Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou Quote: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody. – Maya Angelou

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. – Maya Angelou

The love of the family, the love of the person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society. – Maya Angelou

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

Maya Angelou Quote: 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.

Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. – Maya Angelou

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