POSITIVE QUOTES MAYA ANGELOU

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

“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.”

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

“Nothing will work unless you do.”

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

“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us.”

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

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.”

“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.”

“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 shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ABOUT LISTENING TO OTHERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”

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

“We need much less than we think we need.”

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

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