Maya Angelou Quotes - Best Maya Angelou Inspirational Quotes
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
Maya Angelou Quotes - Best Maya Angelou Inspirational Quotes:
Maya Angelou Quotes
1. Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
― Maya Angelou
2. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
― Maya Angelou
3. Nothing will work unless you do.
― Maya Angelou
4. If you don't like something, change it.
If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Don't complain.
― Maya Angelou
5. You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.
― Maya Angelou
6. 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
7. 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.
― Maya Angelou
8. 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
9. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
― Maya Angelou
10. 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.
― Maya Angelou
11. Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
― Maya Angelou
12. It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
― Maya Angelou
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