Maya Angelou

28 Of The Most Inspirational Maya Angelou Quotes

Nothing can dim the light that shines from within. 
Kirsten Corley
October 24, 2016
“You may write me down in history 
with your bitter, twisted lies. 
You may trod me in the very dirt 
but still, like dust, I’ll rise.”
— Maya Angelou, Still I Rise
Tagged: feminism, strength, Self love, Poetry, Spilled Ink, Inspirational, Girl Power
“I am convinced that most people do not grow up. We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.”
— Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
Tagged: Growth, Innocence
“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.”
— Maya Angelou, via Facebook
Tagged: Strong Women, Female Empowerment, feminism, Being a woman, Strong Woman
“In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.”
— Maya Angelou, Touched By An Angel Poem by Maya Angelou - Poem Hunter
Tagged: Maya Angelou, Beautiful, Nature, Love, Inspiring
“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.”
— Maya Angelou, Strong Women Quotes
Tagged: Maya Angelou, Women
“ Nothing cam dim the light that shines from within.”
— Maya Angelou, 37 Inspirational Strong Women Quotes with Images
Tagged: Maya Angelou, Strong Women, Independent
“The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous.”
— Maya Angelou, First Love Quotes at BrainyQuote
Tagged: Maya Angelou, Love, First Love
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
— Maya Angelou, 101 Quotes and Sayings From Maya Angelou: Inspirational Quotes From Phenomenal Woman
Tagged: Love, Trust
“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, I love you. There is an African saying which is: 'Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.'”
— Maya Angelou, The Distinguished Annie Clark Tanner Lecture, 16th-annual Families Alive Conference, Weber State University, May 8, 1997
Tagged: Love, Relationships, Dating, romance, inspiration, Sex, reevaluate
“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.”
— Maya Angelou, Soul Shattering Poetry
Tagged: Marriage, Love, Perfect Love, romance, Perfect Dating, Wedding Vows, Things To Text Her
“I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.”
— Maya Angelou, The Complete Poetry
Tagged: laugh, Laughter, Trust
“When someone shows you who they are the first time, believe them.”
— Maya Angelou, 15 Lessons You'll Learn From Almost Relationships
Tagged: Almost Relationships, Love, Lost Love, Forgotten
“In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.”
— Maya Angelou, Touched By An Angel
Tagged: Brutally Honest, Poetry, Love, Love's Light, Bravery, Free
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.”
— Maya Angelou, 100 Inspiring Quotes About Moms for 100 Years of Mother's Day
Tagged: I Love You Mom, Motherhood, Love, Pure Love, Unconditional Love, Family Love
“He held me so softly that I wished he wouldn’t ever let me go. I felt at home.”
— Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Tagged: Hug, Romantic, Home
“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
— Maya Angelou, The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women
Tagged: Encounter, Defeats
“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.”
— Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman
Tagged: Fantasy, Reality, Transform
“What mother and daughter understand each other, or even have sympathy for each other's lack of understanding”
— Maya Angelou, The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women
Tagged: mother, Daughter, Understanding
“All great achievements require time.”
— Maya Angelou, 365 Best Inspirational Quotes: Daily Motivation For Your Best Year Ever:
“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.”
— Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Tagged: rainbow, Postive Thoughts
“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
— Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Tagged: Change
“Always happiest with the bare minimum.”
— Maya Levine, Six Sentence Memoirs
Tagged: Six Sentence Memoirs, Memoirs
“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”
— Maya Angelou, I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies...: How to find love & sh*t like that
Tagged: Dating Advice, Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.”
— Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Cage bird Sings
Tagged: Banned Books
“I am convinced that most people do not grow up... We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.”
— Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
Tagged: 20 somethings, Marriage, Growing Up
“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.”
— Maya Angelou, Simply the Best: 29 Things Students Say the Best Teachers Do Around Relationships
Tagged: Meaning, Life, Ambition, Remembered, forget, Feel
“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
— Maya Angelou, via Facebook
Tagged: Good Enough, Not Good Enough, Enough, Self love, Alone, Overthinking
“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.”
— Maya Angelou, What We Can All Learn From Maya Angelou
Tagged: Passion, Career, 20-something