Top 11 Maya Angelou Quotes

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

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

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.