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Maya Angelou Quotes

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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'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.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Mar 15, 2014

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

Inspiring, Success, Encouragement

Twitter post from Mar 09, 2017

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

Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

Twitter post from Aug 19, 2015

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!

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Maya Angelou (1994). “Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women”, Random House Incorporated

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

Motivational, Encounters, May

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

Success, Cancer, Positivity

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are

Believe, People, Important

Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.

Love You, Eye, Heart

If you are going down a road and don't like what's in front of you, and look behind you and don't like what you see, get off the road. Create a new path!

Positive Attitude, Looks, Path

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Jan 19, 2011

Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.

Space, Mind Your Own Business, Hopes And Fears

Its not where your dreams take you, its where you take your dreams.

Dream, Your Dreams

Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.

Life, Sympathy, Spiritual

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Nov 05, 2012

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.

Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.71, Random House

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

Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from May 15, 2013

At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

Love, People, The End Of The Day

Every journey begins with a single step.

Running, Journey, Hiking

If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you will look forward, do so prayerfully. But the wisest course would be to be present in the present gratefully.

Would Be, Looks, Courses

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. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed.

Lonely, Gratitude, Attitude

Maya Angelou (2008). “Letter to My Daughter”, p.32, Random House

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

Positive, Moving On, Sad

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

Inspirational, Strength, Moving On

Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.58, Random House

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

Inspirational, Relationship, Inspiring

Maya Angelou (2008). “Letter to My Daughter”, p.5, Random House

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 else's cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

Life, Thinking, Clouds

Maya Angelou (2010). “Letter To My Daughter”, p.7, Hachette UK

If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.

Legacy, World, Mark

This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.

Attitude, Grateful, Wonderful

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Dec 16, 2010

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