Inspiring Quotes From Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou or Marguerite Annie Johnson was  born in April 4, 1928. She was an African-American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of movies and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.

Bellow, you can find some of famous quotes from Maya Angelou....

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. 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. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. 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. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. 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. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. 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."

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."

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

"Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."

"If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?"

"We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans, because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings. That's why we paint, that's why we dare to love someone  because we have the impulse to explain who we are."

"No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

"Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between."

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

"We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike."

"First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love."

"We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders."