Maya Angelou quotes.

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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 what their color.”

“I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.”

“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.”

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

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

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”

“If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.”

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

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”

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

“My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.”

“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.”

“The best time to heal a broken bone is when it's still broken.”

“They may not remember what you said. They may not remember what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel.”

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

“There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic.”

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”

“The only way to ensure equality for all is to recognize the unique humanity of each individual.”

“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 will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.”

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

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

“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.”

“All great achievements require time.”

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

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

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

“All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.”

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

“If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude about it. Don't complain.”

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