Maya Angelou Quotes
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"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."
-- Maya Angelou"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
-- Maya Angelou"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."
-- Maya Angelou"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet."
-- Maya Angelou"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
-- Maya Angelou"I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too."
-- Maya Angelou"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'."
-- Maya Angelou"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
-- Maya Angelou"We need much less than we think we need."
-- Maya Angelou"Nothing will work unless you do."
-- Maya Angelou"Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time."
-- Maya Angelou"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."
-- Maya Angelou"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
-- Maya Angelou"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
-- 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"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."
-- Maya Angelou"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."
-- 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"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
-- Maya Angelou"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."
-- 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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
-- Maya Angelou"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody."
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Maya Angelou was an American poet and author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.
One of Maya Angelou's most widely shared quotes is: "A mother's love liberates.".
On courage, Maya Angelou said: "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.".
On personal growth, Maya Angelou said: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.".
Maya Angelou's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Courage, Personal Growth, Resilience, Compassion into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.
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