Maya Angelou Quotes (113+)

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE, LEAVE A LEGACY. MAKE A MARK ON THE WORLD THAT CAN'T BE ERASED.

No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world but has not solved one yet.

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is well done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, and penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

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.

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

‎The desire to reach the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise and most possible.

A WISE WOMAN WISHES TO BE NO ONE'S ENEMY; A WISE WOMAN REFUSES TO BE ANYONE'S VICTIM.