More Quotes by Maya Angelou
When you know you are of worth, you don't have to raise your voice, you don't have to become rude, you don't have to become vulgar; you just are. And you are like the sky is, as the air is, the same way water is wet. It doesn't have to protest.
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.
I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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
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.
When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Do not complain. 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.
