Maya Angelou on Minimalism Quotes

"Nothing will work unless you do."

"Living is like being a musical instrument; you have to practice the craft."

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."

"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."

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer."

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."

"The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion."

"We are only as blind as we want to be."

"Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily."

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

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

"I've learned that people will forget what you said... but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."

"Everything in the universe has a rhythm. Everything dances."

"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise."

"I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh."

"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."

"The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free."

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

"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."

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."

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

"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be good at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it."

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

"Life loves the liver of it."

"We need much less than we think we need."

"I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too."

"I am a human being, nothing human can be alien to me."

"Seek a good mind, rather than a good body. For a good mind possesses all things."

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

"Determine to live life with flair and laughter."

"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal."

"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."