Maya Angelou quotes

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

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.

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

Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

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

If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

When people show you who they are, believe them, the first time.

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

This is a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before.