Maya Angelou was a popular writer of the modern age, her books especially autobiographies are a must-read to know about love, happiness, suffering for a better understanding of life.
Below are some Valuable Quotes by Maya Angelou
Courage – you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn’t want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself.
Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.
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.
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
Determine to live life with flair and laughter.
I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
I got my own back.
We are only as blind as we want to be.
If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
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.
There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.
Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.
If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.
Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
We need much less than we think we need.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.
I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
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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