Remembering Maya Angelou the phenomenal poet, singer, civil rights activist, author, and professor
4th Apr 2017
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Maya Angelou was known for her teachings through her spoken word and poetry. She often emphasised on how it was for her to be an African- American woman in the United States. The famed writer has donned several hats throughout her life. Though she was best known as a writer, she was also a singer, composer, dancer, civil rights worker, actor, and teacher. She wrote a series of autobiographies and is best known for her masterpiece, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Here are 25 beautiful quotes from Maya Angelou, who still inspires and continues to live in our minds:
- “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
- “Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet”
- “If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.”
- “No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
- “The desire to reach the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise and most possible.”
- “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
- “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.”
- “Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”
- “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
- “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.”
- “If you don’t like something, change it, if you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
- “A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”
- “I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.”
- “I have learnt that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
- “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
- “If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
- “We are only as blind as we want to be.”
- “There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.”
- “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.”
- “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
- “I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.”
- “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away”
- “You did the best that you knew how. Now that you know better, you’ll do better.”
- “Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.”
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