“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”
Maya Angelou Quotes
1928 – 2014
American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist celebrated for her series of autobiographies. Known for her lyrical prose and unflinching honesty about trauma and resilience.
25 quotesAbout Maya Angelou on Wikipedia
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.”
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
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“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.”
“A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true.”
“Never whine. Whining lets a brute know that a victim is in the neighborhood.”
“Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.”
“If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking.”
“Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”
“Bitterness is a corrosive, terrible acid. It just eats you and makes you sick.”
“I can become quite angry and burning in anger, but I have never been bitter.”
“I always thought I could write because I loved to read so much.”
“I know when it's the best I can do. It may not be the best there is.”
“I know that one of the great arts that the writer develops is the art of saying, No.”
“Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.”
