Famous 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.

Nothing will work unless you do.

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

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

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do 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, and because of that, I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

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

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

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

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.

You are more than the work you do; you are the person you’ve become.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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.

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

Famous Maya Angelou Quotes part 2

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.

Believe in yourself. Your beliefs shape your reality.

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

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.

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

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

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

You are more than the work you do; you are the person you’ve become.

The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.

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

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity, there is beauty, and there is strength.

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

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but it has not solved one yet.

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.

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

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

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

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because they have gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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.