Famous Quotes by Maya Angelou

Below are famous quotes by Maya Angelou - US author & poet (1928 - ).

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

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

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

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

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

If someone tells you who they are, believe them.

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

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

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

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

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

When you learn, teach. When you get, give.

You may encounter defeats, but you must not be defeated.

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