40 Best Maya Angelou Quotes

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. - Maya Angelou
Cutting People Off Wisdom Self-Awareness Maya Angelou
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Success Motivational
A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again. – Maya Angelou
Death Legacy Love Memory Death Anniversary Father Death Anniversary Maya Angelou
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. — Maya Angelou
Mother Strength Love Death Anniversary Mother Death Anniversary Maya Angelou
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou
Stronger Than You Think Maya Angelou Resilience Hope Determination
And still, I rise. – Maya Angelou
Stronger Than You Think Maya Angelou Triumph Resilience Poetry
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. - Maya Angelou
Celebration of Life Inspirational Poetic Maya Angelou
A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. - Maya Angelou
Loss of Father Inspirational Spiritual 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
Maya Angelou Empathy Memory Impact Human Connection
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Resilience Adversity Strength Choice
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Transformation Struggle Beauty Growth
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
Maya Angelou purpose Passion Compassion Life Joy
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou agency Attitude Change Empowerment
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Courage Virtue Integrity Action
Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Work Effort Diligence Success
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Love Hope Perseverance barriers
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Resilience Strength Adversity self-determination
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Prejudice injustice Time Society
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Storytelling voice Pain Expression
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Kindness Hope Compassion Support
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
Maya Angelou Experience identity Growth Influence
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Perseverance Resilience Failure Strength
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Home belonging Safety Humanity
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
Maya Angelou Generosity Reciprocity Action Giving
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou History Courage Learning Progress
A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Wisdom Strength Peace Empowerment
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Life Beauty Moments Wonder
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. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Self-love Authenticity Trust Wisdom
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Self-Worth Authenticity Validation Empowerment
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Hate Conflict futility Peace
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
Maya Angelou Empowerment Women Strength Action
We need much less than we think we need. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Simplicity Materialism Contentment Wisdom
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Wisdom Perception Truth Relationships
All great achievements require time. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Time Patience Achievement Perseverance
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Celebration heroes recognition Gratitude
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Resilience Failure Self-Discovery Strength
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou inner light Spirit Strength Self-Worth
I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Womanhood Confidence Strength identity
This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Mindfulness Gratitude Presence Wonder
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Courage advocacy solidarity Empowerment
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