The most inspiring Maya Angelou Quotes to improve self, life, and love.

Maya Angelou has written some outstanding and brilliant quotes that not only change perspectives on life but also teach us how to treat ourselves and others. She was an activist, poet, and writer, and her words touch every stage of life. If you are looking for some inspiration or motivation, or seeking a fresh perspective, Maya Angelou’s quotes will surely work for you. Below, we have compiled some of the best quotes that will touch all aspects of life, love, and self.

Maya Angelou Quotes to Improve Self

“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
“Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.”
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”

Maya Angelou Quotes to Improve Life

“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.”
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
“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.”
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.”
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

Maya Angelou quotes about love

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
“The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness.”
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.”
“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.”
“Love liberates. It doesn’t just hold, that’s ego. Love liberates.”
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
“If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.”

Maya Angelou quotes on motivation

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
“Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
“I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.”
“All great achievements require time.”
“You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.”
“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise.”
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
“Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
“Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.”
“Not everything you do is going to be a masterpiece, but you get art there and you try and sometimes it really happens. The other times you’re just stretching your soul.”
“Creativity or talent, like electricity, is something I don’t understand but something I’m able to harness and use.”