"You have no idea
what your legacy will be.
Your legacy is what you do everyday.
Your legacy is every life you’ve touched,
every person whose life
was either moved or not.
It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped,
that’s your legacy. I don’t think about it.
I just try to live it.”
-Maya Angelou
“If I am not good to myself, how can
I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
-Maya Angelou
“You alone are enough.
You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
-Maya Angelou
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
-Maya Angelou
“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
“If you are always trying
to be normal,
you will never know
how amazing you can be.”
-Maya Angelou
"Nothing can dim the light
which shines from within.”
-Maya Angelou
“ The desire to
reach the stars is ambitious.
The desire to
reach hearts is wise and most possible.”
-Maya Angelou
“Whatever you want to do,
if you want to be great at it,
you have to love it
and be able to make sacrifices for it.”
-Maya Angelou
“Success is liking yourself,
liking what you do,
and liking how you do it.”
-Maya Angelou
"Life is not measured by
the number of breaths you take
but by the moments
that take your breath away.”
-Maya Angelou
“You did the best that you knew how.
Now that you know better, you’ll do better.”
-Maya Angelou
“I’ve learned that
you shouldn’t go through life
with a catcher’s mitt on both hands;
you need to be able
to throw something back.”
-Maya Angelou
“I’ve learned that making a living
is not the same thing as making a life.”
-Maya Angelou
“You can only become
truly accomplished
at something you love.”
-Maya Angelou

15 Inspiring Quotes from Maya Angelou

  • 2.
    "You have noidea what your legacy will be. Your legacy is what you do everyday. Your legacy is every life you’ve touched, every person whose life was either moved or not. It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped, that’s your legacy. I don’t think about it. I just try to live it.” -Maya Angelou
  • 3.
    “If I amnot good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?” -Maya Angelou
  • 4.
    “You alone areenough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” -Maya Angelou
  • 5.
    “Try to bea rainbow in someone’s cloud.” -Maya Angelou
  • 6.
    “My mission inlife is not merely to survive ,but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” -Maya Angelou
  • 7.
    “If you arealways trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” -Maya Angelou
  • 8.
    "Nothing can dimthe light which shines from within.” -Maya Angelou
  • 9.
    “ The desireto reach the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise and most possible.” -Maya Angelou
  • 10.
    “Whatever you wantto do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.” -Maya Angelou
  • 11.
    “Success is likingyourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” -Maya Angelou
  • 12.
    "Life is notmeasured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.” -Maya Angelou
  • 13.
    “You did thebest that you knew how. Now that you know better, you’ll do better.” -Maya Angelou
  • 14.
    “I’ve learned that youshouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” -Maya Angelou
  • 15.
    “I’ve learned thatmaking a living is not the same thing as making a life.” -Maya Angelou
  • 16.
    “You can onlybecome truly accomplished at something you love.” -Maya Angelou