Quotes by Maya Angelou

This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.

My life has been one great big joke,A dance that's walked, a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke, when I think about myself.

I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss

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 some things back.

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 some things back.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

I hope you always find a reason to smile.

That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you many times, 'Cant do is like Dont Care.' Neither of them have a home.

It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill,of things unknown, but longed for still,and his tune is heard on the distant hill,for the caged bird sings of freedom.

Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.

I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it.Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute.

Nothing will work unless you do.

All great achievements require time.

A Woman in harmony with her spiritis like a river flowing.She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destinationprepared to be herselfand only herself

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.

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

When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.

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.

This is a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before.

To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.

Friendship is all about trust, loyalty, and understanding.

One's best friend is the person who will gently strip away one's illusions.

Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love.

Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage.

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

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the lover of it. I live it.

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

We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

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

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.

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

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.

I am convinced that intelligence is the most powerful thing in the world, and the most precious.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink, you want more.

Love is not about how many days, weeks or months you've been together, it's all about how much you love each other every single day.

If you don't like something, change it.

When you know better, you do better.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

Hope and resilience are the gasoline that drives us.

Friendship is not about how many friends you have, but about the friends you can rely on in the good times and bad times.

I did then what seemed best to me, I made the most of the light I had.

Each morning brings new mercies.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

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

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a comfortable seat while you search for it.

While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

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

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.

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

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats away at you from the inside out.

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

Still I Rise.

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

If you look at what you have in life, instead of what you lack, you will find you have more than you think.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, embrace each defeat as a stepping stone to the next victory.

Joy is the perfect health indicator. No virus can withstand it.

Forgiveness is not an act of forgetting; it is simply giving up the hope of a better past.

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

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size.

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

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the lover of it.

You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies, you may trod me in the very dirt but still, like dust, I'll rise.

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

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

What you fear to risk loses its power.

I sustain myself with the love of family.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made the

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...

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today.

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.

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. Like you just said a prayer before speaking it.

I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.

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.

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

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I’m grateful for life. And I live it – I believe life loves the lover of it.

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

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

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

Whining not only makes you ugly, it lets a brute know that a victim is in the neighborhood

You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt, But still, like dust, I'll rise.

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential.

I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

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.

Cho dù năm nay có những thách thức, nhưng chúng ta sẽ vượt qua mọi khó khăn bằng tình yêu.

Chúc cho bạn một Giáng sinh an lành và tràn ngập hòa hợp với thiên nhiên và với chính mình

Giáng sinh là thời điểm để hòa hợp với thiên nhiên và với chính mình.

Giáo viên tạo ra những bước nhảy vọt vào tương lai bằng cách truyền đạt đam mê và kiến thức.

Thà thất bại trong điều bạn đam mê còn hơn thành công trong điều bạn ghét.

Tâm hồn của con người không có giới hạn.

Tự tin là chìa khóa cho mọi cánh cửa thành công.

Tình bạn là một đám mây trắng tinh khôi trôi qua bầu trời tâm hồn của bạn.

Sự thất bại là cách bạn nấu nướng món thành công.

Thất bại là cách bạn nấu nướng món thành công.

Thành công là việc tự thấy hạnh phúc khi bạn đứng dậy mỗi buổi sáng.

Tự tin là khoản đầu tư tốt nhất bạn có thể làm cho bản thân.

Sức mạnh là khả năng để mở ra những cánh cửa mà cuộc đời đã đóng lại.

Phụ nữ là những thiên thần mạnh mẽ, họ có khả năng thay đổi thế giới.

Một phụ nữ mạnh mẽ không phải là người không sợ gì cả, nhưng người ta sợ nhưng vẫn đứng vững.

Giáo viên tốt không chỉ truyền đạt kiến thức; họ còn khơi gợi trí tưởng tượng và thúc đẩy sự tò mò.

Biết ơn là một nghệ thuật của cuộc sống. Hãy không bao giờ bỏ lỡ cơ hội để thể hiện lòng biết ơn của bạn.

Không bao giờ để người khác định nghĩa cho bạn. Xác định chính mình là ai bạn muốn trở thành.

Thành công là ngược lại của nỗi sợ hãi. Nếu bạn không bỏ qua nỗi sợ hãi, bạn sẽ không bao giờ thành công.

Tôi đã học được rằng người ta có thể quên đi những gì bạn nói, có thể quên đi những gì bạn làm, nhưng người ta sẽ không bao giờ quên cách bạn làm cho họ cảm thấy.

Đừng chỉ sống, hãy sống ý nghĩa.

Yêu là biết lắng nghe, không phải chỉ với tai, mà còn với trái tim.

Người ta sẽ quên những gì bạn nói, những gì bạn làm, nhưng họ sẽ không bao giờ quên cảm giác mà bạn mang đến cho họ.

Tình yêu không bao giờ kết thúc.

Sự mạnh mẽ không phải là sự không bao giờ ngã, mà là khả năng đứng dậy mỗi khi chúng ta ngã.

Phấn đấu không bao giờ là vô ích.

Tự tin là một ngoại hình đẹp nhất bạn có thể mặc.

Điều chúc của tôi cho bạn là bạn hãy tiếp tục. Tiếp tục là con người chính mình, và làm thế giới khắc nghiệt này kinh ngạc với những hành động tử tế của mình.

Đừng phàn nàn. Nếu con không thích điều gì đó, hãy thay đổi nó. Nếu con không thể thay đổi nó, hãy thay đổi thái độ của mình.

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