Maya Angelou (4th April, 1928 – May 28th 2014) was an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activists and one of the most revered writers of the 20th century. The author of seven autobiographies, three books of essays and many poetry books enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades and received dozens of awards during her life.
With so many words to choose from it’s hard to pick our favourite quotes, but we’re going to try as we feature the words of Maya Angelou today.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
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 recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
When someone shows 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.
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
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.
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 of you.
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