Quotes by Maya Angelou

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

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

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.

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud!

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.

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

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

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

Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.

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

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

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.