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Maya Angelou Quotes about Inspirational

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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

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

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

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

Inspirational, Inspiring, Moving On

Twitter post from Mar 26, 2017

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

Inspirational, Positive, Hate

Twitter post from Aug 13, 2017

Nothing will work unless you do.

Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

Twitter post from Jan 13, 2017

Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.

Inspirational, Life, Passion

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

Inspirational, Positive, Art

"Conversations with Maya Angelou". Book by Jeffrey M. Elliot, 1989.

No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again and bring the dawn.

Inspirational, Sunset, Dawn

Maya Angelou (2015). “The Complete Poetry”, p.317, Random House

Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.

Inspirational, Life, What Matters

"Phenomenal: 12 Pearls of Wisdom From Maya Angelou" by Tai Goodwin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2014.

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

Inspirational, Moving On, Powerful

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Feb 14, 2013

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

Inspirational, Relationship, Inspiring

Twitter post from Jun 12, 2015

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

Inspirational, Life, Positive

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

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

Inspirational, Life, Courage

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Feb 24, 2013

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

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

Twitter post from Jan 15, 2017

Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.

Inspirational, Courage, Powerful

Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.

Inspirational, Principles, Reverse

Maya Angelou (2012). “The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou”, p.170, Modern Library

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

Inspirational, Life, Encouragement

Twitter post from Jan 19, 2016

No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library

Inspirational, Children, Book

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Jul 06, 2010

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