Maya Angelou
Inspirational Quotes for Business and Life
Here are of our favorite
quotes from Maya
12
A renowned poet and novelist,
her beautiful, empowering and
truthful words continue to
inspire everyday.
"If you don't like something, change it. If you
can't change it, change your attitude about it."
"If you only have
one smile in you
give it to the
people you love."
"Nothing will work unless you do."
"We may encounter
many defeats but we
must not be defeated."
"You may not control all the events that
happen to you, but you can decide not to
be reduced by them."
"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."
"The idea is to write
it so that people
hear it and it slides
through the brain
and goes straight to
the heart."
"Surviving is important, thriving iselegant."
"All great achievements require time."
"Try to be a rainbow
is someone's cloud."
"One isn't necessarily
born with courage, but
one is born with
potential."
"There is no greater agony than bearing
an untold story inside you."
"I've learned that you shouldn't go
through like with a catchers' mitt on
both hands; you need to be able to
throw something back."

12 Inspirational Quotes from the Talented Maya Angelou