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Maya Angelou Quotes about Inspiring

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

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

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

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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

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

Remember, people will judge you by your actions not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard-boiled egg.

Inspiring, Heart, Thoughtful

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

Inspirational, Relationship, Inspiring

Twitter post from Jun 12, 2015

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

Life, Inspiring, Art

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Jul 07, 2011

I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.

Inspiring, Courage, Believe

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Grateful

"At 80, Maya Angelou Reflects on a 'Glorious' Life". "Weekend Edition" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. April 6, 2008.

Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.

Inspiring, Death, Inspirational Life

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Jun 02, 2010

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Inspirational, Strength, Inspiring

"Pray It Forward: Daily Meditations" by Rowena Holloway, iUniverse, (p. 34), August 1, 2007.

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

Birthday, Inspiring, Thanksgiving

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Nov 29, 2013

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

Love, Inspirational, Inspiring

"Maya Angelou’s Art Collection Will Give You The Fire To Finish The Day Right" by Priscilla Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 21, 2015.

It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.

Inspiring, Thoughtful, Loving Life

Twitter post from May 21, 2013

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Inspirational, Strength, Inspiring

Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.psychologytoday.com. February 17, 2009.

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.

Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Mar 04, 2013

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't know my story.

Inspiring, Thoughtful, Loving Life

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

I look at some of the great novelists, and I think the reason they are great is that they're telling the truth. The fact is they're using made-up names, made-up people, made-up places, and made-up times, but they're telling the truth about the human being- what we are capable of, what makes us lose, laugh, weep, fall down, and gnash our teeth and wring our hands and kill each other and love each other.

Inspiring, Fall, Thoughtful

You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.

Inspiring, Thoughtful, Loving Life

Maya Angelou, Jeffrey M. Elliot (1989). “Conversations with Maya Angelou”

Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped before you... yet, someone survived... You can do anything you choose to do.

Change, Happiness, Inspiring

Being a woman is hard work.

Inspiring, Women, Hard Work

Maya Angelou (2011). “Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now”, p.6, Bantam

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.

Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

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

Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

Twitter post from Sep 28, 2016

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