Maya Angelou Quotes

Maya Angelou (Poet, memoirist, 1928 – 2014). Below are 17 quotes by Maya Angelou from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.

Poet, memoirist · 1928 – 2014

American poet and memoirist best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).

Quotes by Maya Angelou

1.There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
2.We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
3.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.
4.What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.
5.Nothing will work unless you do.
6.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.
7.I believe that every person is born with talent.
8.If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
9.If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
10.When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
11.All great achievements require time.
12.Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
13.Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
14.Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
15.You did in your twenties what you knew how to do, and when you knew better you did better.
16.You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
17.I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

Maya Angelou Quote Gallery

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. — Maya Angelou
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Maya Angelou
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Maya Angelou
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
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
What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain. — Maya Angelou
What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.
Maya Angelou
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. — Maya Angelou
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.
Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. — Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
Maya Angelou
You did in your twenties what you knew how to do, and when you knew better you did better. — Maya Angelou
You did in your twenties what you knew how to do, and when you knew better you did better.
Maya Angelou
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. — Maya Angelou
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. — Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
Maya Angelou
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