Maya AngelouInspirational Quotes for Business and Life

Here are of our favoritequotes from Maya12

A renowned poet and novelist,her beautiful, empowering and

truthful words continue toinspire everyday.

"If you don't like something, change it. If youcan't change it, change your attitude about it."

"If you only haveone smile in yougive it to thepeople you love."

"Nothing will work unless you do."

"We may encountermany defeats but wemust not be defeated."

"You may not control all the events thathappen to you, but you can decide not to

be reduced by them."

"I've learned thatpeople will forget

what you said,people will forgetwhat you did, butpeople will neverforget how you

made them feel."

"The idea is to writeit so that people

hear it and it slidesthrough the brain

and goes straight tothe heart."

"Surviving is important, thriving is elegant."

"All great achievements require time."

"Try to be a rainbowis someone's cloud."

"One isn't necessarilyborn with courage, butone is born withpotential."

"There is no greater agony than bearingan untold story inside you."

"I've learned that you shouldn't gothrough life with a catchers' mitt onboth hands; you need to be able to

throw something back."