Maya Angelou Quotes collection #3 | Quotsagram

Faith is the evidence of the unseen.

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

To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents.

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

Courage is the most important of all virtues, because without courage, you cannot practice any of the other virtues consistently.

Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Be present in all things, and thankful for all things.

Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

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.

We are only as blind as we want to be.

My mission in life is not to merely survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.

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Maya Angelou Quotes Collection #2 | Quotsagram

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

Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.

I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.

Ask for what you want, and be prepared to get it.

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

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done, to try and love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Having courage does not mean we are unafraid.

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

There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

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Maya Angelou Quotes Collection | Quotsagram

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

If you get, give. If you learn, teach.

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

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination.

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity, is daring to dare.

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

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.

We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.

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