Maya Angelou Quotes (113+)

Enjoy the best Maya Angelou Quotes. Quotations by Maya Angelou (Poet and Civil Rights Activist)
Apr 04, 1928 - May 28, 2014

If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

I'VE LEARNED THAT MAKING A 'LIVING' IS NOT THE SAME THING AS 'MAKING A LIFE’.

It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself: to forgive. Forgive everybody.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

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.

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.

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.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

About the Author

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She achieved international fame with her autobiography 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and published numerous volumes of poetry and essays, becoming a powerful voice for resilience and identity.