Life Lessons Quote by Maya Angelou — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit quietly and listen to charges brought against my color with no chance of defense. We should all be dead. I thought I should like to see us all dead, one on top of the other. A pyramid of flesh with the whitefolks on the bottom, as the broad base, then the Indians with their silly tomahawks and teepees and wigwams and treaties, the Negroes with their mops and recipes and cotton sacks and spirituals sticking out of their mouths. The Dutch children should all stumble in their wooden shoes and break their necks. The French should choke to death on the Louisiana Purchase (1803) while silkworms ate all the Chinese with their stupid pigtails. As a species, we were an abomination. All of us.”

“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.”

“There were people who went to sleep last night,”

“I find it very difficult to let a friend or beloved go into that country of no return. I answer the heroic question, "Death, where is thy sting?" with "It is here in my heart, and my mind, and my memories.”

“It is okay to set a boundary and decide who has access to your heart, if you want victory to be a constant feature in your life.”

“Можно лежать на мосту и смотреть, как течет вода. Или бегать, или побродить по болоту в красных сапожках, или же свернуться клубочком и слушать, как дождь стучит по крыше. Быть счастливой очень легко.”

“When you are diligent and confident in your ability to make things happen, you will be motivated to make progress until you reach the place called success.”

“Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right.”

“Oftentimes, the most beautiful moments in life are found through pain and sorrow… though it takes a while to acknowledge that without such troubles, such beauty would never exist…”

“I don't run out of tears; I don't run out of pain, but I know every time, I have to get back up.”