Quotes: 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."

- "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."

- “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.” 

- "If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love"

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

- “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.” 

- "It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody"

- “The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.” 

- “Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances. ” 

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

- "Nothing will work unless you do"

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

- "The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive powerful society"

- "We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay and rise!"

- "I have found that amoung its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver"

- "My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."

- "No sun outlasts its sunset but will rise again and bring the dawn"

- “If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?” 

- "Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud"

- “I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. 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. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. 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. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. 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 alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” 

- “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.” 

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

- “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.” 

- “Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size. But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.” 

 

'Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud'

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

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

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.

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.

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.

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

Nothing will work unless you do.

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

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.