Poem Quotes by Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou

Sun, rain, curving sky mountain, oceans, leaf and stone star shine, moon glow You're all that I can call my own. Maya Angelou, from the poem Woman Work

Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. Maya Angelou

I’ve learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life". Maya Angelou

I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. Maya Angelou

I believe that every person is born with talent. Maya Angelou

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. Maya Angelou

Determine to live life with flair and laughter. Maya Angelou

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, "I'm with you kid. Let's go." Maya Angelou

And say simply very simply With hope Good morning. Maya Angelou, from the poem The Rock Cries Out to Us Today

Let others have the privacy of touching words and love of loss of love. Maya Angelou, from the poem A Conceit

I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou

They dull my eyes, yet I keep on dying, because I love to live. Maya Angelou, from the poem The Lesson

Love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it. Maya Angelou

My life ain't heaven but it sure ain't hell. I'm not on top but I call it swell Maya Angelou, from the poem Weekend Glory

The ancestors remind us, despite the history of pain we are a going-on people who will rise again. Maya Angelou, from Million Man March Poem

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. Maya Angelou

Achievement brings its own anticlimax. Maya Angelou

Nothing will work unless you do. Maya Angelou

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Maya Angelou

This is my life. It is my one time to be me. I want to experience every good thing. Maya Angelou

All great achievements require time. Maya Angelou

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it. Maya Angelou

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning. Maya Angelou

When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from that grantor's gift. Maya Angelou

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love. Maya Angelou

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. Maya Angelou

One paints the beginning of a certain end. The other, the end of a sure beginning. Maya Angelou, from the poem Passing Time

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation. Maya Angelou

Cause nobody,but nobody can make it out here alone. Maya Angelou, from the poem Alone

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you. Maya Angelou

Love Is Internal. Maya Angelou, from the poem The Detached

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

Nothing will work unless you do. Maya Angelou

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. Maya Angelou