Top 25 Maya Angelou Quotes

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

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2. β€œStand up straight and realize who you are. That you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight.”

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3. β€œI respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.”

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4. β€œDetermine to live life with flair and laughter.”

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5. "When people show you who they are, believe them."

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6. β€œSeek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.”

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7. β€œI’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.”

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

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9. β€œI got my own back.”

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10. β€œNothing can dim the light that shines from within.”

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11. "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

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12. β€œI’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.”

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13. β€œI created myself. I have taught myself so much.”

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

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15. "We are only as blind as we want to be."

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16. "Hate. It has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet."

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17. β€œWe need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.”

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18. β€œNothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.”

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19. β€œThe only thing is, people have to develop courage.”

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20. β€œIf you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

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21. β€œA woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.”

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22. β€œSuccess is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it.”

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23. β€œAll great achievements require time.”

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24. β€œCourageβ€”you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn’t want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself.”

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25. β€œIf we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.”

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