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Check out inspirational quotes and sayings by Maya Angelou from her works and poets to motivate you and give you courage in your life journey. Maya Angelou has many important words and wise thoughts, both inspiring and motivational, to include in a curated selection. Read and choose your favorite!
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43 Inspirational Quotes and Sayings by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was a great poet, novelist, dramatist, producer, actress, and activist for civil rights. There are many sources, articles, bestselling autobiographies, and tributes to her important work and adventurous life.
11 Maya Angelou inspirational quotes
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness”.
“Don’t bring negative to my door”.
“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on own side”.
“We are only as blind as we want to be”.
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it”.
“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.”
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.”
“I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.”
“I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere.”
6 Maya Angelou motivational quotes
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be”.
“Nothing will work unless you do”.
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
9 Maya Angelou quotes how you feel
“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”.
“And, if I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude”.
“Forgive yourself – no-one else will.”
“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise.”
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.”
“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
“I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.”
4 Maya Angelou quotes about love
“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option”.
“I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.”
“Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody, at any time.”
“Loving someone liberates the lover as much as the loved.”
9 Maya Angelou quotes about life
“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker will be able to treat life as art.”
“We need much less than we think we need”.
“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights”.
“I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.”
“Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.”
“You shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”
“My life has been one great big joke, a dance that’s walked, a song that’s spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.”
“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.”
“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.”
4 Maya Angelou quotes about success
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it”.
“The desire to reach of the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach heart is wise”.
“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated”.
“The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.”
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