Memorable Maya Angelou Quotes

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"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
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"I know for sure that love saves me and that it is here to save us all."
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"I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of it."
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"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning."
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"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a 'life.'"
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"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 of you."
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"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."
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"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."
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"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
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"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."
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"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a 'life'."
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"The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind."
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"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."
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"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."
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"I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too."
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"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."
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"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."
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"In diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
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"I believe that every person is born with talent."
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"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."
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"It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."
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"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
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"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."
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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
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"If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love."
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"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody."
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"You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there."
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"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."
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"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it."
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"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 something back."
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"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
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"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."
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"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."
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"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency."
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"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good."
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"I sustain myself with the love of family."
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"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances."
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"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."
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"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
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"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
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"I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life."
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"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."
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"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 something back."
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"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."
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"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."
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"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."
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"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible."
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"Nothing will work unless you do."
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"When you know better, you do better."
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"I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life."
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"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
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"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."
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"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
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"We need much less than we think we need."
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"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
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"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
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"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
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"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated."
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"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."
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"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can control your attitude toward them."
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"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."
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"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her."
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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
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"The caged bird sings for freedom."
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"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."
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"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
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"I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me."
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"I’ve given my best and I’ve followed my heart. I would be a fool not to!"
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"In learning to love ourselves, we learn to love others."
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"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
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"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."
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"We need much more kindness in this world."
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"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's expectations."
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"You have no idea what you are capable of until you try."
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"It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."
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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
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