Maya Angelou Quotes: Timeless Words on Life, Love, and Resilience

Inspirational

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

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Inspirational

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.

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Encouragement

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

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Inspirational

Nothing will work unless you do.

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Inspirational

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

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Change

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

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Encouraging

All great achievements require time.

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Inspirational

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

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Change

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

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Inspirational

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.

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Inspirational

I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’.

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