More Quotes by Maya Angelou
Every journey begins with a single step.
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.
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!
Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.'
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Do not complain. 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.
I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.
